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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:
- Both words have a destructive aspect, but ravage is more focused on physical destruction or devastation.
- Ravage is often applied to things like land, cities, or environments, indicating widespread ruin or damage.
- Ravish traditionally means to seize or carry off by force, and it has an archaic or literary flavor that implies more about overpowering rather than physical destruction.
- Ravish can also mean to enrapture with delight, implying an intense emotional effect rather than physical devastation.
- Remember, ravage is about destruction to physical objects, whereas ravish can relate to overpowering or intense delight.
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