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   Rav·ish

   /ˈraviSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. seize and carry off (someone) by force: archaic "there is no assurance that her infant child will not be ravished from her breast"
   • ▪ (of a man) rape (a woman): dated "an angry father who suspects that his daughter has been ravished" Similar rapesexually assault/abuseviolateforce oneself onmolesteuphemistic:take advantage ofhave one's (wicked) way witharchaic:dishonordefile
   • 2. fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture: literary "ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking" Similar enrapturesend into rapturesenchantfill with delightdelightcharmentranceenthrallcaptivatebewitchspellbindfascinatetransportoverjoyinformal:blow awayrare:rapture

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French raviss-, lengthened stem of ravir, from an alteration of Latin rapere ‘seize’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ravisher noun
   • 2. ravishment noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does Ravish mean in English?

   • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled. What is the pronunciation of ravish? 愉快, 使狂喜, 使陶醉… 愉快, 使狂喜, 使陶醉… violar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RAVISH meaning: 1. to give great pleasure to someone: 2. to force a woman to have sex against her wishes 3. to….

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   What is Ravish in the Bible?

   • These are words and phrases related to ravish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ravish. The slave traders ravished babes from their mothers' arms. As it says in the Bible, their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished. She was ravished by the sight of her first grandchild.

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   What does ravished mean?

   • travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Synonyms for ravished. carried away, enraptured, enthralled, entranced, rapped, raptured, transported.

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   What does it mean to ravish a woman?

   • “To ravish means and requires more than to have sexual intercourse. The word ravish implies force and means to have carnal knowledge of a woman by force and against her will. [State v. Berezuk, 331 Mo. 626, 634 (Mo. 1932)] Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16-6-1, assault with intent to ravish or rape consenting female under age of consent is punishable.

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   Where did ravish come from?

   • The history of ravish began with the negative connotation — that of seizing by violence and carrying someone, usually a woman, away. It comes from the Latin rapere, although the meaning wasn't always sexual violation — the idea of rape didn't appear until the mid-15th century. "Ravish."

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   ravish in American English. (ˈrævɪʃ ) verb transitive. 1. to seize and carry away forcibly. 2. to rape (a woman) 3. to transport with joy or delight; enrapture.

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   Ravish definition: to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.. See examples of RAVISH used in a sentence.

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   Define ravish. ravish synonyms, ravish pronunciation, ravish translation, English dictionary definition of ravish. abduct, rape, or carry away with emotion: ravish the young women Not to be confused with: ravage – wreak great destruction or devastation: ravage the enemy...

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   In this context, 'ravish' means to captivate or enthrall with intense pleasure or beauty. It can also imply a feeling of overwhelming joy or happiness, as if to be seized or carried away by a powerful emotion.

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   ravish. verb. These are words and phrases related to ravish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of ravish. The slave traders ravished babes from their mothers' arms. Synonyms. seize and carry away by force. make off with. snatch.