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Ravage vs. Ravish
Ravage
/ˈrævɪdʒ/Examples:
The wildfire continued to ravage the national park.Invasive species can ravage local ecosystems rapidly.Years of war can ravage both the land and its people.
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Ravish
/ˈrævɪʃ/Examples:
The orchestra's performance ravished the audience.Her novel's vivid descriptions managed to ravish even the toughest critic.The sunset's vibrant colors seemed to ravish the horizon.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Ravage suggests destruction and damage, like a hurricane might ravage a town.
- Ravish is used to describe being overwhelmed by emotion or enchantment, as in ravished by beauty.
- Both words start with rav, which can be associated with intense force, either physical or emotional.
- Ravage often involves a tangible, physical result, whereas ravish deals with an abstract or emotional impact.
- Remember that ravish can be associated with a sense of delight or capture, but ravage never has a positive implication.
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