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Present participle for to cause severe and extensive damage to

Present participle for to loot or plunder by force

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

Present participle for to treat with violent disrespect, especially something considered sacred

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

Present participle for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

Present participle for to invade or foray into, especially to plunder

The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

The act or state of destroying or being destroyed, especially completely

Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

Causing great destruction or upheaval

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Verb

Present participle for to cause severe and extensive damage to

leaving in ruins

wreaking havoc on

leaving desolate

razing to the ground

wiping off the map

blowing to bits

laying waste to

blowing to pieces

reducing to ruins

wiping off the face of the earth

blowing sky-high

putting paid to

making desolate

wiping from the face of the earth

knocking to pieces

tearing to pieces

bringing to ruin

playing mischief with

cutting a swath through

committing genocide

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

wiping off face of earth

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

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“Nobody could know that a year later, a horrible hurricane would ravage the town and blow entire buildings into the sea.”

Verb

Present participle for to loot or plunder by force

wreaking havoc on

moonlight requisitioning

laying waste to

going pillaging

going on forays

attacking repeatedly

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“And from those places, people came to ravage the land of its gold and silver.”

Verb

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

bringing to naught

wreaking havoc on

causing detriment to

bringing to ruin

destabilizing^US

jeopardizing^US

destabilising^UK

jeopardising^UK

putting out of commission

dashing to pieces

leaving in ruins

laying in ruins

reducing to rubble

handling roughly

bringing about the downfall of

laying waste to

damaging beyond repair

running onto the rocks

doing mischief to

causing the loss of

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

bastardizing^US

discolouring^UK

playing havoc with

doing damage to

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

bastardising^UK

delivering a blow to

inconveniencing

detracting from

interfering with

putting out of action

throwing a monkey wrench into

reducing to nothing

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

leaving desolate

tearing limb from limb

cutting to pieces

putting a stop to

putting paid to

upsetting the applecart

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the stopper on

neutralizing^US

giving the slip

taking wind out of

putting an end to

cooking someone's goose

making a hash of

nipping in the bud

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralising^UK

putting a damper on

rendering ineffective

bringing to an end

taking the wind out of your sails

losing strength

counterplotting

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

causing setback

making of no use or value

putting a brake on

giving the run around

cramping one's style

dashing one's hope

working against

raining on someone's parade

putting at risk

halting in its tracks

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

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Verb

Present participle for to treat with violent disrespect, especially something considered sacred

Verb

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

Verb

Present participle for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

Verb

Present participle for to invade or foray into, especially to plunder

descending upon

beginning hostilities

beginning an assault

taking the offensive

conducting an offensive on

making a foray on

making an onslaught on

attempting to capture

taking by storm

making a raid on

making a sortie on

launching oneself at

launching an attack on

making an assault on

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Noun

The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

acts of destruction

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Noun

The act or state of destroying or being destroyed, especially completely

total destruction

utter destruction.

razing to the ground

ethnic cleansing

thing of the past

falling to pieces

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Adjective

Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

Adjective

Causing great destruction or upheaval

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

counterproductive

evil-intentioned

earth-shattering

neutralizing^US

mutually harmful

mutually destructive

neutralising^UK

fire-and-brimstone

ill-intentioned

accidentally on purpose

uncomplimentary

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