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–verb (used with object)

1.	to fill with strong emotion, esp. joy.

2.	to seize and carry off by force.

3.	to carry off (a woman) by force.

4.	to rape (a woman).

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME ravishen < MF raviss-, long s. of ravir to seize ≪ L rapere; see rape¹

]

—Related forms

rav·ished·ly, adverb

rav·ish·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. enrapture, transport, enthrall, delight, captivate.

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rav·ish Audio Help (rāv'ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. rav·ished, rav·ish·ing, rav·ish·es

To seize and carry away by force.
To rape; violate.
To overwhelm with emotion; enrapture. See Synonyms at enrapture.

[Middle English ravisshen, 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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ravish

c.1300, "to seize (someone) by violence, carry (a person, esp. a woman) away," from O.Fr. raviss-, prp. stem of ravir "to seize, take away hastily," from V.L. *rapire, from L. rapere "to seize, hurry away" (see rapid). Meaning "to commit rape upon" is recorded from 1436. Ravishing "act of plundering" is from c.1300; in the sense of "enchanting" it is attested from c.1430, from notion of "carrying off from earth to heaven" (c.1330).

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ravish
verb
1.	force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape]
2.	hold spellbound [syn: enchant] [ant: disenchant]

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: rav·ish
Pronunciation: 'ra-vish
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, to seize and take away by violence, from Middle French raviss-, stem of ravir, ultimately from Latin rapere to seize, rob
: RAPE —rav·ish·ment noun

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Ravish

Rap"id\, a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to Gr. ?; cf. F. rapide. Cf. Harpy, Ravish.]

1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.

Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. --Milton.

2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.

3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.

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