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  • 41sack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bag; destruction, pillage; wine. v. t. ravage, plunder, pillage, despoil; slang, discharge, fire. See stealing, receptacle, ejection. sack out II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bag] Syn. sac, pouch, pocket;… …

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  • 42ravage — verb they ravaged the countryside Syn: lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate; pillage, plunder, despoil, ransack, sack, loot, rape •• ravage, despoil, devastate, pillage, plunder, sack, waste Ravage, pillage, sack,… …

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  • 43ravage — ravage, devastate, waste, sack, pillage, despoil, spoliate are comparable when they mean to lay waste or bare by acts of violence (as plundering or destroying). Ravage implies violent, severe, and often cumulative destruction accomplished… …

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  • 44Raft — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …

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  • 45Reave — (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of); akin to G.… …

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  • 46Reaved — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …

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  • 47Reaving — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …

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  • 48Reft — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …

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  • 49ravage — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish more at ravish Date: circa 1611 1. an act or practice of ravaging 2. damage resulting from ravaging ; violently destructive effect < the ravages of time > II. verb …

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  • 50spoil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Anglo French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1. a. plunder taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery ; loot b. public offices made the property of a successful party usually&#8230; …

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