Main Entry: ³rav·en

Pronunciation: \ˈra-vən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): rav·ened; rav·en·ing \ˈra-və-niŋ, ˈrav-niŋ\

Etymology: Middle French raviner to rush, take by force, from ravine rapine

Date: 1530

intransitive verb 1 : to feed greedily
2 : to prowl for food : prey
3 : plundertransitive verb 1 : to devour greedily
2 : despoil <men…raven the earth, destroying its resources — New Yorker>

— rav·en·er \ˈra-və-nər, ˈrav-nər\ noun