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ravage: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"

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infest collapse: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"; live on or in a host, as of parasites

maraud collapse: raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"

freeboot collapse

spoliate collapse

sexual assault collapse: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

plundering collapse: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"; given to taking by force what is desired

marauding collapse: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"

overrunning collapse

wrack and ruin collapse

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

devastation collapse: an event that results in total destruction; the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"; the state of being decayed or destroyed

devalue collapse: lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"; remove the value from; deprive of its value

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

coarsen collapse: make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"; make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"

sacking collapse: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

ransack collapse

creep with collapse

crawl with collapse

swarm with collapse

bloodbath collapse: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

carnage collapse

deflower collapse: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

banditry collapse: the practice of plundering in gangs

desecrate collapse: remove the consecration from a person or an object; violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

pillaging collapse

looting collapse: plundering during riots or in wartime

contaminate collapse: make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

depredation collapse: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

ruination collapse

depredate collapse

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

adulterate collapse: mixed with impurities; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

placid collapse: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"

invasion collapse: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"; any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

decimate collapse: kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

betrayal collapse: the quality of aiding an enemy

devastate collapse: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

seduce collapse: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"; induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

uproot collapse: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

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