From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishravishrav‧ish /ˈrævɪʃ/ verb [transitive] literary 1 SCCSYto force a woman to have sex SYN rape2 to badly harm something a landscape ravished by drought→ See Verb table
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ravish• They had come home during the height of the disturbances to discover their teenage daughter being ravished by a young police officer.• The women are jealous of it; the men want to ravish her.• music to ravish the soul• I shall ravish you to my heart's delight.Origin ravish (1200-1300) French ravir, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1 