how to pronounce ravage

/ˈɹævɪdʒ/

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ravage is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ravage in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a virus continue to ravage and destroy …”

meanings of ravage

verb:

To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
To devastate or destroy something.
To wreak destruction.

noun:

Depredation or devastation.
Grievous damage or havoc.

ravage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ravage occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ravage can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ravage can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;