ravish
- (archaic, literary) To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- (transitive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
- (dated, transitive) To rape.
- (informal) To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participle stem of ravir (“to seize; to take away hastily”), from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere. See also rape.
sexually assault
commit rape upon
take by force
drag off by force
spellbird
tear from
criminally assault
ravir
violentare
encantar
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