ravish
21ravish — v. a. == rob, despoil a person of. RG. 194. Fr. ravir …
22ravish — [[t]ræ̱vɪʃ[/t]] ravishes, ravishing, ravished VERB: usu passive If a woman is ravished by a man, she is raped by him. [LITERARY] [be V ed] She ll never know how close she came to being dragged off and ravished. Syn: rape …
23ravish — rav·ish || rævɪʃ v. rape, force a person to submit to sexual intercourse; abduct, kidnap; enrapture, impress …
24ravish — verb archaic or literary 1》 fill with intense delight; enrapture. 2》 seize and carry off by force. 3》 rape. Derivatives ravisher noun ravishment noun Origin ME: from OFr. raviss , ravir, from an alt. of L. rapere seize …
25ravish — v. a. 1. Violate, deflour, constuprate, defile, abuse, debauch, force, outrage, commit rape upon. 2. Enchant, charm, captivate, delight, enrapture, transport, entrance, delight, overjoy. 3. Strip, seize, snatch by force …
26ravish — verb (T) literary 1 to rape a woman 2 be ravished to feel great pleasure when you look at or listen to something: I was ravished by her beauty …
27ravish — v 1. transport, fill with joy, rejoice, delight, gladden, cheer; enchant, entrance, enrapture, Literary. rapture, captivate, bewitch, enthrall, charm; entice, allure, attract; excite, titillate, fascinate, electrify, dazzle. 2.(all usu. of… …
28ravish — rav·ish …
29ravish — rav•ish [[t]ˈræv ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to transport with strong emotion, esp. joy 2) to rape; violate 3) to seize and carry off by force 4) to rob; plunder • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF raviss , long s. of ravir to seize rav′ish•er, n.… …
30ravish — Pu e, lima ikaika …
