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Verb: ravish  ra-vish
  1. Force (someone) to have sex against their will
    "The woman was ravished on her way home at night"
    - rape, violate, assault, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], outrage
     
  2. Hold spellbound
    - enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall [US], enthral [Brit, Cdn], delight

Derived forms: ravishes, ravished, ravishing

See also: ravisher, ravishment

Type of: assail, assault, attack, delight, please, set on

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