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Definition of Ravish
1. Verb. Force (someone) to have sex against their will. "They want to ravish the prisoners "; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Generic synonyms: Assail, Assault, Attack, Set On
Specialized synonyms: Gang-rape
Derivative terms: Assaultive, Dishonor, Outrage, Rape, Raper, Ravisher, Ravishment, Violation, Violator
2. Verb. Hold spellbound. "The performance is likely to ravish Sue"
Generic synonyms: Delight, Please
Antonyms: Disenchant
Derivative terms: Enchantment, Enchantment, Enthrallment, Ravishment, Transport
Definition of Ravish
1. v. t. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
Definition of Ravish
1. to seize and carry off by force [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Ravish
1. 1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. "These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee." (Shak) "This hand shall ravish thy pretended right." (Dryden) 2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished . . . For the joy." "Thou hast ravished my heart." (Cant. Iv. 9) 3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape. Synonym: To transport, entrance, enrapture, delight, violate, deflour, force. Origin: OE. Ravissen, F. Ravir, fr. L. Rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, Rapid, and -ish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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