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   ravish

   /ˈravɪʃ/

   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:dishonourdefile
   • 2. fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture: literary "ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking" Similar enrapturesend into rapturesenchantfill with delightdelightcharmentranceenthralcaptivatebewitchspellbindfascinatetransportoverjoyinformal: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

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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 definition: 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 does ravishen mean?

   • 1. To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape. 2. To overwhelm with emotion; enrapture: moviegoers who were ravished with delight. 3. Archaic To seize and carry away by force. [Middle English ravishen, from Old French ravir, raviss-, from Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots .] rav′ish·er n.

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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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   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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   Ravish is a verb of contrasts, having two meanings that, while both dealing with emotional issues, are polar opposites — the first being to fill with joy, the second being to assault and violate a woman against her will.

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   1. to transport with strong emotion, esp. joy. 2. to rape; violate. 3. to seize and carry off by force.