What does "ravish" mean?
Ravish: To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished . . . for the joy." Chaucer. Thou hast ravished my heart. Cant. iv.
Additional senses
- 2.3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and against her consent; to rape. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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