Ravish
11ravish — verb 1) literary he tried to ravish her Syn: rape, sexually assault/abuse, violate, force oneself on, molest; archaic dishonor, defile 2) literary you will be ravished by this wine Syn: enrapture, enchant, delight …
12ravish — /ˈrævɪʃ / (say ravish) verb (t) 1. to fill with strong emotion, especially joy. 2. to carry off (a woman) by force. 3. to rape (a woman). 4. Obsolete to seize and carry off by force. {Middle English ravisshe(n), from Old French ravir, from Latin… …
13Ravish Malhotra — Air Commodore (retd) Ravish Malhotra (b. 25 December, 1943 in Lahore, India (now in present day Pakistan)) is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force and was trained as an Indian astronaut.He was selected as backup of Rakesh Sharma for… …
14ravish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English ravisshen, from Anglo French raviss , stem of ravir, from Vulgar Latin *rapire, alteration of Latin rapere to seize, rob more at rapid Date: 14th century 1. a. to seize and take away by violence b. to… …
15ravish — ravishedly, adv. ravisher, n. /rav ish/, v.t. 1. to fill with strong emotion, esp. joy. 2. to seize and carry off by force. 3. to carry off (a woman) by force. 4. to rape (a woman). [1250 1300; ME ravishen < MF raviss , long s. of ravir to seize… …
16ravish — Synonyms and related words: abuse, adulterate, alloy, assault sexually, becharm, betray, bewitch, canker, captivate, carry away, charm, cheapen, coarsen, confound, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, deceive, defile, deflorate, deflower,… …
17ravish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. charm, captivate, enchant, enthrall; carry off, deflower, rape, violate. See pleasure, impurity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To charm] Syn. delight, please, enchant, enrapture, bewitch, captivate,… …
18ravish — rav|ish [ˈrævıʃ] v [T] literary [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: ravir, from Latin rapere; RAPE1] 1.) to force a woman to have sex = ↑rape 2.) to badly harm something ▪ a landscape ravished by drought …
19ravish — rav|ish [ rævıʃ ] verb transitive MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) to RAPE a woman (=force her to have sex) 2. ) to make someone feel great pleasure: He was ravished by the music …
20ravish — see RAVENOUS …
