The prince was ravished by Cinderella's beauty.
SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport.The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rav´ish|er — rav|ish «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape.… … Useful english dictionary
rav|ish — «RAV ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to fill with delight: »The prince was ravished by Cinderella s beauty. SYNONYM(S): enrapture, entrance, enchant, transport. 2. to carry off by force: »The wolf ravished the lamb from the flock. 3. = rape. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
rav — mo·rav·ska; rav·el·er; rav·el·ing; rav·el·ly; rav·el·ment; rav·e·na·la; rav·e·nel·ia; rav·en·er; rav·en·ous; rav·en·ous·ly; rav·en·ous·ness; rav·en·sa·ra; rav·ery; rav·i·nat·ed; rav·ined; rav·i·o·li; rav·ish; rav·ished·ly; rav·ish·er;… … English syllables
ravishment — rav·ish·ment … English syllables
ravish — rav•ish [[t]ˈræv ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to transport with strong emotion, esp. joy 2) to rape; violate 3) to seize and carry off by force 4) to rob; plunder • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < MF raviss , long s. of ravir to seize rav′ish•er, n.… … From formal English to slang
ravish — rav·ish / ra vish/ vt [Middle English, to seize and take away by violence, from Middle French raviss , stem of ravir, ultimately from Latin rapere to seize, rob]: rape rav·ish·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Ravishment — Rav ish*ment ( ment), n. [F. ravissement. See {Ravish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enravishment — En*rav ish*ment, n. The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ravishment — /rav ish meuhnt/, n. 1. rapture or ecstasy. 2. violent removal. 3. the forcible abduction of a woman. 4. rape1 (def. 1). [1470 80; < MF ravissement, equiv. to raviss (see RAVISH) + ment MENT] * * * … Universalium
