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verb (used with object)
1.
to fill with strong emotion, especially 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; Middle English ravishen < Middle French raviss-, long stem of ravir to seize ≪ Latin rapere; see rape1
1250–1300; Middle English ravishen < Middle French raviss-, long stem of ravir to seize ≪ Latin rapere; see rape1
Related forms
rav·ished·ly, adverb
rav·ish·er, noun
un·rav·ished, adjective
Synonyms
1. enrapture, transport, enthrall, delight, captivate.
1. enrapture, transport, enthrall, delight, captivate.
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Example Sentences
- DiCataldo can throw off restraint and simply ravish with flavor.
- Poverty and hunger will continue to ravish societies.
- At the same time, he had a powerful desire to ravish her.
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Word Origin & History
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 mid-15c.
EXPANDRavishing "act of plundering" is from c.1300; in the sense of "enchanting" it is attested from early 15c., from notion of "carrying off from earth to heaven" (early 14c.).
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