■ verb cause extensive damage to; devastate.
■ noun ( ~s ) the destructive effects of something.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~r , from earlier ~ , alt. of ravine 'rush of water'.
■ verb cause extensive damage to; devastate.
■ noun ( ~s ) the destructive effects of something.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. ~r , from earlier ~ , alt. of ravine 'rush of water'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004