English-Thai Dictionary

ravish

VT ข่มขืนกระทำชำเรา  abuse rape kom-kuan-kra-tam-cham-rao

 

ravish

VT ช่วงชิง  แย่งชิง  force violate chueng-ching

 

ravish

VT ทำให้ เต็มไปด้วย อารมณ์  fascinate spellbird tam-hai-tem-pai-duai-ar-rom

 

ravishing

ADJ สวยงาม มาก  gorgeous suea-ngam-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAVISH

v.t.[L. rapio.] 1. To seize and carry away by violence.
These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin, will quicken and accuse thee.
This hand shall ravish thy pretended right.
2. To have carnal knowledge of a woman by force and against her consent. Isaiah 13:16; Zechariah 14:2.
3. To bear away with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy; to transport.
Thou hast ravished my heart. Song of Solomon 4:9.

 

RAVISHED

pp. Snatched away by violence; forced to submit to carnal embrace; delighted to ecstasy.

 

RAVISHER

n. 1. One that takes by violence.
2. One that forces a woman to his carnal embrace.
3. One that transports with delight.

 

RAVISHING

ppr. 1. Snatching or taking by violence; compelling to submit to carnal intercourse; delighting to ecstasy.
2. a. Delighting to rapture; transporting.

 

RAVISHING

n. 1. A seizing and carrying away by violence.
2. Carnal knowledge by force against consent.
3. Ecstatic delight; transport.

 

RAVISHINGLY

adv. To extremity of delight.

 

RAVISHMENT

n. 1. The act of forcing a woman to carnal connection; forcible violation of chastity.
2. Rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy; pleasing violence of the mind or senses.
All things joy with ravishment attracted by thy beauty still to gaze.
3. The act of carrying away; abduction; as the ravishment of children from their parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAVISH

Rav "ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravished; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravishing. ]Etym: [OE. ravissen, F. ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See Rapacious, Rapid, and -ish. ]

 

1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force. These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin Will quicken, and accuse thee. Shak. This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. Dryden.

 

2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy. "Ravished. .. for the joy. " Chaucer. Thou hast ravished my heart. Cant. iv. 9.

 

3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman ) by force, and against her consent; to rape. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate; deflour; force.

 

RAVISHER

RAVISHER Rav "ish *er, n.

 

Defn: One who ravishes (in any sense ).

 

RAVISHING

RAVISHING Rav "ish *ing, a.

 

Defn: Rapturous; transporting.

 

RAVISHINGLY

RAVISHINGLY Rav "ish *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a ravishing manner.

 

RAVISHMENT

Rav "ish *ment, n. Etym: [F. ravissement. See Ravish. ]

 

1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent; abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their parents, or a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from her husband. Blackstone.

 

2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy. Spencer. In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. Milton.

 

3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ravish

rav ish |ˈraviSH ˈrævɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 archaic seize and carry off (someone ) by force. • dated (of a man ) force (a woman or girl ) to have sexual intercourse against her will; rape. 2 literary fill (someone ) with intense delight; enrapture: ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking. DERIVATIVES rav ish er noun, rav ish ment noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French raviss-, lengthened stem of ravir, from an alteration of Latin rapere ‘seize. ’

 

ravishing

rav ish ing |ˈraviSHiNG ˈrævɪʃɪŋ | ▶adjective delightful; entrancing: she looked ravishing. DERIVATIVES rav ish ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

ravish

rav ¦ish |ˈravɪʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 archaic seize and carry off (someone ) by force. • dated (of a man ) rape (a woman ). 2 literary fill (someone ) with intense delight; enrapture: ravished by a sunny afternoon, she had agreed without even thinking. DERIVATIVES ravisher noun, ravishment noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French raviss-, lengthened stem of ravir, from an alteration of Latin rapere ‘seize ’.

 

ravishing

rav ¦ish |ing |ˈravɪʃɪŋ | ▶adjective delightful; entrancing: she looked ravishing. DERIVATIVES ravishingly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ravish

ravish verb 1 literary he tried to ravish her: rape, sexually assault /abuse, violate, force oneself on, molest; archaic dishonor, defile. 2 literary you will be ravished by this wine: enrapture, enchant, delight, charm, entrance, enthrall, captivate. 3 archaic her child was ravished from her breast: seize, snatch, carry off /away, steal, abduct.

 

ravishing

ravishing adjective you look utterly ravishing: very beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, lovely, striking, magnificent, dazzling, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting; informal amazing, sensational, fantastic, fabulous, terrific, bodacious, hot, red-hot. ANTONYMS hideous.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ravish

ravish verb 1 I'm sorry I kissed you, but I swear I've no intention of ravishing you: rape, sexually assault /abuse, violate, force oneself on, molest; seduce; euphemistic take advantage of, have one's (wicked ) way with; archaic dishonour, defile. 2 those who adore the steely, mineral style of Chablis will be ravished by this wine: enrapture, send into raptures, enchant, fill with delight, delight, charm, entrance, enthral, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, fascinate, transport, overjoy; informal blow away; rare rapture.

 

ravishing

ravishing adjective you look utterly ravishing: very beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, striking, magnificent, dazzling, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching; informal incredible, amazing, sensational, fantastic, fabulous, terrific, smashing, heavenly, divine, out of this world, fab, drop-dead gorgeous, knockout, delectable, scrumptious; N. Amer. informal babelicious, bodacious. ANTONYMS hideous.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ravish

rav ish /rǽvɪʃ /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟文 ｠〈女性 〉を強姦 （ごうかん ）[レイプ ]する (rape 1 ).2 〖通例be ～ed 〗【物 事に 】大きな喜びを感じる, うっとりする «by, with » .3 〈人 物 〉を力ずくで連れ去る [奪う ].

 

ravishing

r á v ish ing 形容詞 ｟文 ｠〈人 物が 〉非常に美しい .～ly 副詞

 

ravishment

r á v ish ment 名詞 U 1 強姦 （ごうかん ）.2 恍惚 （こうこつ ）.3 強奪 .