RAVISH


Meaning of RAVISH in English

■ verb archaic or literary

1》 fill with intense delight; enrapture.

2》 seize and carry off by force.

3》 rape.

Derivatives

~er noun

~ment noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. raviss- , ravir , from an alt. of L. rapere 'seize'.

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