ravish 
ravish
Definition
rav·ish (rav′is̸h)
transitive verb
- to seize and carry away forcibly
- to rape (a woman)
- to transport with joy or delight; enrapture
Etymology: ME ravishen < inflectional stem of OFr ravir, to carry away < VL *rapire, for L rapere, to seize: see rape
rav′·isher noun
rav′·ish·ment noun
ravish
Synonyms
ravish
v.
ravish
Law Definition
v
To take by force or seize is
the literal meaning of the word. It is generally synonymous with rape. Traditionally, an
indictment for rape demanded inclusion of the word ravished, which implied use
of force and or violence by the man and resistance by the female.
ravish
Usage Examples
Object
- sense: They have created a performance that will ravish the senses.
- woman: The city will be taken, the horses plundered, the women ravished.
- heart: This ravished the heart of David with an inexpressible affection.
- land: The Nemean lion is a symbol of the fierce and devastating summer heat that ravishes the land.
Modifying Another Word
ravish Quotes
Take me toYou, imprison me, for I, Except You enthrall me, never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except You ravish me.
Fhairshon swore a feud Against the clan M'Tavish; Marched into their land To murder and to ravish; For he did resolve To extirpate the vipers, With four-and-twenty men And five-and-thirty pipers.
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