ravish
to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
to seize and carry off by force.
to carry off (a woman) by force.
to rape (a woman).
Origin of ravish
1Other words for ravish
Other words from ravish
- rav·ished·ly, adverb
- rav·ish·er, noun
- un·rav·ished, adjective
Words that may be confused with ravish
- ravage, ravish
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How to use ravish in a sentence
Possibly she haf not the beauty which ravishes, which devastates.
Stories in Light and Shadow | Bret HarteTo imitate such a god, is to admit as a model, a rebellious son, who ravishes the throne from his father.
Good Sense | Paul Henri Thiry, Baron D'HolbachAnd by virtue of his prehensile organs and superior strength he ravishes the females of his species and goes his way.
The Kempton-Wace Letters | Jack LondonThis bird, like the last, crosses readily with tame hens, and even visits solitary farms and ravishes them.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. | Charles DarwinEach portion had some delicious memory connected with it, and all must now be left to the ravishes of time.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages | Roger Thompson Finlay
British Dictionary definitions for ravish
/ (ˈrævɪʃ) /
(often passive) to give great delight to; enrapture
to rape
archaic to carry off by force
Origin of ravish
1Derived forms of ravish
- ravisher, noun
- ravishment, noun
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