Associations to the word «Ravish»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

RAVISH, verb. Force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night".
RAVISH, verb. Hold spellbound.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.