What is the meaning of ravage?

noun

• Usually plural. ( a destructive action)
  • usage: "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
  • synonyms: depredation

verb

• Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes.
  • synonyms: harry
• Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
  • usage: "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
  • synonyms: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, scourge