Rav″age (răv″ā̍j; 48), n. [F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.] Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time.
Would one think 't were possible for love
To make such ravage in a noble soul? Addison.
Syn. — Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder; spoil; waste; ruin.