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ravish

Meaningto seize

Common meaning: delight or overwhelm, historically, seize or sexually assault

Journey through time

  1. Latinrapere‘to seize’source
  2. Middle Englishravischen‘seize’source
  3. Englishravish‘delight or overwhelm, historically, seize or sexually assault’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin rapere ‘to seize’.

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Related words

ravage

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