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ravish

v. வன்முறையாகத் தூக்கிக்கொண்டு செல், வாழ்வினின்று பறித்துக் கொண்டுபோ, கண்காணாமற் கொண்டு செல், கற்பழி, வசியப்படுத்து, தன்வயமிழக்கச் செய்.


Synonyms


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.


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