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Ravage & Ravish

CAT Grammar Usage Tips

Word 1: Ravage (RAV ij)
Meaning 1: To wreak havoc on.
Example Sentence: The wheat fields were ravaged by fire.

Meaning 2: To commit destructive actions.
Example Sentence: The entire public health systems were ravaged by lack of doctors.

Word 2: Ravish (RAV ish)
Meaning 1: To overwhelm with emotion.
Example Sentence: She was ravished by the beautiful countryside.

Meaning 2: To seize and take away by violence.
Example Sentence: He was about to ravish her when she started screaming.

Example Sentence using both words:
The destruction caused by the tsunami was ravishing emotionally and the ravage was heart rending.

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