ravish
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ravish
abduct, rape, or carry away with emotion: ravish the young women
Not to be confused with:
ravage – wreak great destruction or devastation: ravage the enemy camp
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rav·ish
(răv′ĭsh)tr.v. rav·ished, rav·ish·ing, rav·ish·es
1. To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape.
2. To overwhelm with emotion; enrapture: moviegoers who were ravished with delight.
3. Archaic To seize and carry away by force.
[Middle English ravishen, from Old French ravir, raviss-, from Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
rav′ish·er n.
rav′ish·ment n.
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ravish
(ˈrævɪʃ)vb (tr)
1. (often passive) to give great delight to; enrapture
2. to rape
3. archaic to carry off by force
[C13: from Old French ravir, from Latin rapere to seize]
ˈravisher n
ˈravishment n
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rav•ish
(ˈræv ɪʃ)v.t.
1. to transport with strong emotion, esp. joy.
2. to rape; violate.
3. to seize and carry off by force.
4. to rob; plunder.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French raviss-, long s. of ravir to seize]
rav′ish•er, n.
rav′ish•ment, n.
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ravish
Past participle: ravished
Gerund: ravishing
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| ravish |
| ravish |
| Present |
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| I ravish |
| you ravish |
| he/she/it ravishes |
| we ravish |
| you ravish |
| they ravish |
| Preterite |
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| I ravished |
| you ravished |
| he/she/it ravished |
| we ravished |
| you ravished |
| they ravished |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ravishing |
| you are ravishing |
| he/she/it is ravishing |
| we are ravishing |
| you are ravishing |
| they are ravishing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ravished |
| you have ravished |
| he/she/it has ravished |
| we have ravished |
| you have ravished |
| they have ravished |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ravishing |
| you were ravishing |
| he/she/it was ravishing |
| we were ravishing |
| you were ravishing |
| they were ravishing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had ravished |
| you had ravished |
| he/she/it had ravished |
| we had ravished |
| you had ravished |
| they had ravished |
| Future |
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| I will ravish |
| you will ravish |
| he/she/it will ravish |
| we will ravish |
| you will ravish |
| they will ravish |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have ravished |
| you will have ravished |
| he/she/it will have ravished |
| we will have ravished |
| you will have ravished |
| they will have ravished |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ravishing |
| you will be ravishing |
| he/she/it will be ravishing |
| we will be ravishing |
| you will be ravishing |
| they will be ravishing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been ravishing |
| you have been ravishing |
| he/she/it has been ravishing |
| we have been ravishing |
| you have been ravishing |
| they have been ravishing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been ravishing |
| you will have been ravishing |
| he/she/it will have been ravishing |
| we will have been ravishing |
| you will have been ravishing |
| they will have been ravishing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been ravishing |
| you had been ravishing |
| he/she/it had been ravishing |
| we had been ravishing |
| you had been ravishing |
| they had been ravishing |
| Conditional |
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| I would ravish |
| you would ravish |
| he/she/it would ravish |
| we would ravish |
| you would ravish |
| they would ravish |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have ravished |
| you would have ravished |
| he/she/it would have ravished |
| we would have ravished |
| you would have ravished |
| they would have ravished |
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Verb 1. ravish - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
2. [画像:ravish - hold spellbound]ravish - hold spellbound
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ravish
verb
1. (Literary) rape, sexually assault, violate, abuse, force, outrage Her ravished body was found a week later.
2. enchant, transport, delight, charm, fascinate, entrance, captivate, enrapture, spellbind, overjoy an eerie power to ravish the eye and seduce the soul
Quotations
"He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him" [Henry Fielding Jonathan Wild]
"He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him" [Henry Fielding Jonathan Wild]
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