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ravened


Meanings
  • verb

    1. To make (something) look as if it has been picked at or eaten away by birds, often metaphorically.

    - "The old walls of the castle were ravened by time."
    - "His reputation had been ravened by the scandal."
  • verb

    2. (Of a bird of prey) to tear flesh from (a carcass or living animal)

    - "The eagle ravened its prey on a distant cliff."
    - "The vulture ravened the carcass in the desert."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with ravened
ravened , ravenedly , ravagingly , graven , heaven
Variants
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raven , ravened , ravener , raveners , ravening , ravens
Etymology
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From Old North French raviner, from raver 'to plunder', from Latin rabere 'to seize, rob'


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  1. The word 'ravened' comes from the Old North French word 'raviner', which means 'to plunder'.

  2. The term 'ravens' is also used to refer to a group of crows or rooks.


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  1. plunder: The act of taking possession of another's property or resources, especially by force.

  2. pillage: The act of looting and destroying property, especially in a town or city.

  3. ravage: To destroy or lay waste (an area of land), especially by military action.


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In literature, 'ravened' is often used metaphorically to describe something or someone that has been ruined, plundered, or destroyed. It can also refer to the act of a bird of prey tearing flesh from its prey.

How to Memorize "ravened"

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    - Imagine a bird of prey tearing flesh from its prey or an old building that looks as if it has been picked at or eaten away by birds.

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  3. mnemonics

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