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ravage
English
Etymology
From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ?????? (harpáz?, “to seize”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æv?d?/
Verb
ravage (third-person singular simple present ravages, present participle ravaging, simple past and past participle ravaged)
- (transitive) To devastate or destroy something.
- (transitive) To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
- (intransitive) To wreak destruction.
Related terms
- rapid
Translations
Noun
ravage (plural ravages)
- Grievous damage or havoc.
- Depredation or devastation
- the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time
Translations
Further reading
- ravage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ravage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra??va?.??/
- Hyphenation: ra?va?ge
- Rhymes: -a???
Noun
ravage f (plural ravages)
- havoc, damage
Anagrams
- gevaar
French
Etymology
From ravine (“rush of water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.va?/
Noun
ravage m (plural ravages)
- singular of ravages
- (archaic) The act of laying waste.
Verb
ravage
- first-person singular present indicative of ravager
- third-person singular present indicative of ravager
- first-person singular present subjunctive of ravager
- third-person singular present subjunctive of ravager
- second-person singular imperative of ravager
Further reading
- “ravage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- gavera
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saboteur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French saboteur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sæb??t??(?)/, /?sæb??t??(?)/
Noun
saboteur (plural saboteurs)
- A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of his/her enemy.
- Synonym: sabotageur
Translations
See also
- sabotage
- terrorism
Anagrams
- U-boaters, bears out, outbears
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French saboteur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sa?.bo??tø?r/
- Hyphenation: sa?bo?teur
- Rhymes: -ø?r
Noun
saboteur m (plural saboteurs)
- saboteur
Related terms
- sabotage
- saboteren
French
Etymology
saboter (“to sabotage”) +? -eur, from sabot (“clog”) (where mill workers would throw their wooden clogs into the machinery to make it halt or break down.)
Pronunciation
Noun
saboteur m (plural saboteurs, feminine saboteuse)
- saboteur
Descendants
- ? Dutch: saboteur
- ? English: saboteur
Further reading
- “saboteur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- bouteras
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