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ravish.

To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/UK
  1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

    archaic · literary
  2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.

    transitive
  3. To rape.

    dated · transitive
  4. To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.

    informal
Where this word comes from

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.

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