# ravish

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ · frequency rank #75,339

## Definitions
1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
3. To rape.
4. To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.

## Etymology
From Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participle stem of ravir (“to seize; to take away hastily”), from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere. See also rape.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ravish