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ravish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of RAVISH

1
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent <tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy>
2
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) <travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza>

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