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ravage, devastate, waste, sack, pillage, despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying. ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction.

- a hurricane ravaged the coast

devastate implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area.

- an earthquake devastated the city

waste may imply producing the same result by a slow process rather than sudden and violent action.

- years of drought had wasted the area

sack implies carrying off all valuable possessions from a place.

- barbarians sacked ancient Rome

pillage implies ruthless plundering at will but without the completeness suggested by sack.

- settlements pillaged by Vikings

despoil applies to looting or robbing without suggesting accompanying destruction.

- the Nazis despoiled the art museums

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