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Antonyms for ravish

Grammar : Verb
Spell : rav-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræv ɪʃ

Definition of ravish

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to seize (someone) by violence, carry (a person, especially a woman) away," from Old French raviss-, present participle stem of ravir "to seize, take away hastily," from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere "to seize and carry off, carry away suddenly, hurry away" (see rapid). Meaning "to commit rape upon" is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Ravished; ravishing.
  • verb enchant
  • verb sexually assault
Example sentences :
  • It was, indeed, filled with all that might dazzle and ravish the sight.
  • Extract from : « Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by James Athearn Jones
  • What war could ravish, commerce could bestow, And he returned a friend, who came a foe.
  • Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope
  • I will engage them conversationally and ravish them with erect and quivering adjectives.
  • Extract from : « Fantazius Mallare » by Ben Hecht
  • The danger that England or France might ravish it away from us came to the fore.
  • Extract from : « The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) » by Justin H. Smith
  • The law of rape, until 1849, used these words: "If any man do ravish a woman," &c.
  • Extract from : « A Defence of Virginia » by Robert L. Dabney
  • The smell of these roses in the summer was quite enough to ravish you.
  • Extract from : « A Little Mother to the Others » by L. T. Meade
  • Callot's men are users of the wheel and the estrapade; they roast the husband while they ravish the wife.
  • Extract from : « George Cruikshank » by W. H. Chesson
  • It was a feat altogether to ravish a delighted father's heart, and no wonder that he counted John so great a comfort.
  • Extract from : « Heart » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
  • They were licensed to break up Negro frolics, whip the men, and ravish the women.
  • Extract from : « Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly » by David Bryant Fulton
  • All spectacles that could enchant the eye, all melodies that could ravish the ear, were collected together, in infinite variety.
  • Extract from : « Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight » by Emily Mayer Higgins

Synonyms for ravish

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