- 1savage somebody (of an animal) to attack someone violently, causing serious injury She was savaged to death by a bear.
- 2savage somebody/something (formal) to criticize someone or something severely Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics.
savage
verbNAmE//ˈsævɪdʒ//
[usually passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they savage he / she / it savages
past simple savaged
-ing form savaging
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