[rav.ish] vt [ME ravisshen, fr. MF raviss-, stem of ravir, fr. (assumed) VL rapire, alter. of L rapere to seize, rob--more at rapid] (14c) 1 a: to seize and take away by violence b: to overcome with emotion (as joy or delight) "~ed by the scenic beauty" c: rape 2
2: plunder, rob -- rav.ish.er n -- rav.ish.ment n