ravish
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transitive verb \ˈra-vish\Definition of RAVISH
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a : to seize and take away by violence b : to overcome with emotion (as joy or delight) <ravished by the scenic beauty> c : rape 2
Examples of RAVISH
- <tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy>
- <travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza>
Origin of RAVISH
Middle English ravisshen, from Anglo-French raviss-, stem of ravir, from Vulgar Latin *rapire, alteration of Latin rapere to seize, rob — more at rapid
First Known Use: 14th century
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