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ravish

ra·vish

UK/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ rare archaic dated informal literary

verb

1.

force (someone) to have sex against their will

  • “The woman was raped on her way home at night”
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Origin

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.

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