ravage(noun)

1: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease" [syn: depredation]
ravage
(verb)
1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: harry]
2: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, scourge]