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Ravish

Ravish Meaning & Definition
Ravish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ravish?

[v] hold spellbound
[v] assault sexually; force to have sex

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ravish: delight | dishonor | dishonour | enchant | enrapture | enthral | enthrall | outrage | rape | transport | violate

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See Also | assail | assault | attack | gang-rape | please | set on

Ravish In Webster's Dictionary

\Rav"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and {-ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee. --Shak. This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. --Dryden. 2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. ``Ravished . . . for the joy.'' --Chaucer. Thou hast ravished my heart. --Cant. iv. 9. 3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape. --Shak. Syn: To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; deflour; force.

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