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   ravish

   /ˈravɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. seize and carry off (someone) by force: archaic "there is no assurance that her infant child will not be ravished from her breast"
   • ▪ (of a man) rape (a woman): dated "an angry father who suspects that his daughter has been ravished" Similar rapesexually assault/abuseviolateforce oneself onmolesteuphemistic:take advantage ofhave one's (wicked) way witharchaic:dishonourdefile
   • 2. fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture: literary "ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking" Similar enrapturesend into rapturesenchantfill with delightdelightcharmentranceenthralcaptivatebewitchspellbindfascinatetransportoverjoyinformal:blow awayrare:rapture

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French raviss-, lengthened stem of ravir, from an alteration of Latin rapere ‘seize’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ravisher noun
   • 2. ravishment noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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