ravish
31ravish — To have carnal knowledge of a woman by force and against her will; to rape. State v. Harvey, Mo. App., 544 S.W.2d 593, 595 …
32ravish — To rape. To seize and carry away with force. To enrapture …
33ravish — see RAVENOUS …
34ravish — v.tr. 1 commit rape on (a woman). 2 enrapture; fill with delight. 3 archaic a carry off (a person or thing) by force. b (of death, circumstances, etc.) take from life or from sight. Derivatives: ravisher n. ravishment n. Etymology: ME f. OF ravir …
35ravage, ravish — The first means to lay waste. The second means to rape or carry off or, a touch confusingly, to enrapture. Clearly, in all senses, for both words, care needs to be exercised to avoid confusion …
36ravage, ravish — The first means to lay waste. The second means to rape or carry off or, a touch confusingly, to enrapture. Clearly, in all senses, for both words, care needs to be exercised to avoid confusion …
37Ravished — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away… …
38Ravishing — Ravish Rav ish (r[a^]v [i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and { ish}.] 1. To seize and carry away… …
39ravage — , ravish The first means to lay waste. The second means to rape or carry off or, a touch confusingly, to enrapture. Clearly, in all senses, for both words, care needs to be exercised to avoid confusion …
40rape — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, plunder; seduce, debauch, ravish. See impurity, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. violation, sexual assault, seduction, deflowering, criminal assault, abduction, statutory offense, statutory …
