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RAVISH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hold spellbound

Synonyms:

delight; enchant; enrapture; enthral; enthrall; ravish; transport

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "ravish" is one way to...):

delight; please (give pleasure to or be pleasing to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The good news will ravish her

Derivation:

ravishment (a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Force (someone) to have sex against their will

Example:

The woman was raped on her way home at night

Synonyms:

assault; dishonor; dishonour; outrage; rape; ravish; violate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "ravish" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ravish"):

gang-rape (rape (someone) successively with several attackers)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to ravish the prisoners

Derivation:

ravisher (someone who assaults others sexually)

ravishment (the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will)

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