Word familynounravisherravishmentadjectiveravishingadverbravishinglyverbravish
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rav·ish /ˈrævɪʃ/ verb [transitiveT] literary
1.SCCSYto force a woman to have sex 强暴,强奸SYN rape
2to badly harm something 破坏,毁坏
a landscape ravished by drought
遭受严重旱灾的景象
Examples from the Corpus
ravish• They had come home during the height of the disturbances to discover their teenage daughter being ravished by a young police officer.• The women are jealous of it; the men want to ravish her.• music to ravish the soul• I shall ravish you to my heart's delight.