# savages

Pronunciation: say "SAV-i-jiz" /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of savage. Offensive when used of people. — plural of savage
   - Simple: Plural of savage. Calling a group of people savages is offensive.
   - _The explorers' journals branded the tribespeople as savages unworthy of trust._
   - _In the old novel, the shipwrecked sailors lived in dread of the savages beyond the reef._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of savage. — third-person singular simple present indicative of savage
   - Simple: The form of savage used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _A wounded leopard savages whatever predator dares to approach it._
   - _The newspaper's lead reviewer routinely savages the season's most celebrated productions._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/savages (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).