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ravish
/ ˈrævɪʃ /
verb
- often passive to give great delight to; enrapture
- to rape
- archaic.to carry off by force
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Derived Forms
- ˈravishment, noun
- ˈravisher, noun
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Other Words From
- ravished·ly adverb
- ravish·er noun
- un·ravished adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ravish1
C13: from Old French ravir , from Latin rapere to seize
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Example Sentences
Next they wanted to know if Hill had told "the black men to ravish all the white women."
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The remembrance of these times of happiness and innocence frequently returning to my mind, both ravish and affect me.
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Thy voice sends forth such music, that I never Was ravish'd with a more celestial sound.
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Callot's men are users of the wheel and the estrapade; they roast the husband while they ravish the wife.
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It was a feat altogether to ravish a delighted father's heart, and no wonder that he counted John so great a comfort.
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The perfect symmetry of this marvellous structure would ravish Michel Angelo.
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