savage
verb/ˈsævɪdʒ/
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they savage | /ˈsævɪdʒ/ /ˈsævɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it savages | /ˈsævɪdʒɪz/ /ˈsævɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple savaged | /ˈsævɪdʒd/ /ˈsævɪdʒd/ |
| past participle savaged | /ˈsævɪdʒd/ /ˈsævɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form savaging | /ˈsævɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈsævɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- (of an animal) to attack somebody violently, causing serious injury
- be savaged (by something) She was savaged to death by a bear.
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- (formal) to criticize somebody/something severely
- be savaged (by somebody) Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sauvage ‘wild’, from Latin silvaticus ‘of the woods’, from silva ‘a wood’.
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