ravish

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/

Verb

archaic obsolete passive transitive usually slang

(obsolete or archaic) To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. / (transitive, usually passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. / (transitive, now rare) To rape.

Japanese Meaning

（古語・時代遅れ）暴力をもって奪い去る；力ずくでひったくる / （他動詞、通常は受動形で）非常に喜ばせる；恍惚感にさせる / （他動詞、現在は希）レイプする

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During the raids, the warriors would ravish villagers, dragging survivors off as prisoners.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

襲撃の際、戦士たちは村人を攫い、生き残った者を捕虜として連れ去った。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete or archaic) To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

Again, he refers to "such ministers as discharge their ministry amiss; ravishing away the goods of the widows and fatherless; and serve themselves, not others out of those things which they have received.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, usually passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.

That in things that do ravish with delight, men were not Masters of themselves, nor could they remember Gallateo's Rules; and that in time of Carnival, it was lawful to commit exorbitances.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, now rare) To rape.

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Sense（4）

(slang) To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.

ravishes

（ present singular third-person ）

ravishing

（ participle present ）

ravished

（ participle past ）

ravished

（ past ）

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