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Just as Pollock used the drip to meld process and product, Richter 'found' and used the smudge and the blur to ravish the eye, creating works of psychic and physical power.
Jerry Saltz

Meaning of "ravish" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAVISH

From Old French ravir, from Latin rapere to seize.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAVISH

ravish  [ˈrævɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAVISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ravish is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ravish in English.

WHAT DOES RAVISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ravish in the English dictionary

The first definition of ravish in the dictionary is to give great delight to; enrapture. Other definition of ravish is to rape. Ravish is also to carry off by force.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAVISH

PRESENT

Present
I ravish
you ravish
he/she/it ravishes
we ravish
you ravish
they ravish
Present continuous
I am ravishing
you are ravishing
he/she/it is ravishing
we are ravishing
you are ravishing
they are ravishing
Present perfect
I have ravished
you have ravished
he/she/it has ravished
we have ravished
you have ravished
they have ravished
Present perfect continuous
I have been ravishing
you have been ravishing
he/she/it has been ravishing
we have been ravishing
you have been ravishing
they have been ravishing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ravished
you ravished
he/she/it ravished
we ravished
you ravished
they ravished
Past continuous
I was ravishing
you were ravishing
he/she/it was ravishing
we were ravishing
you were ravishing
they were ravishing
Past perfect
I had ravished
you had ravished
he/she/it had ravished
we had ravished
you had ravished
they had ravished
Past perfect continuous
I had been ravishing
you had been ravishing
he/she/it had been ravishing
we had been ravishing
you had been ravishing
they had been ravishing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ravish
you will ravish
he/she/it will ravish
we will ravish
you will ravish
they will ravish
Future continuous
I will be ravishing
you will be ravishing
he/she/it will be ravishing
we will be ravishing
you will be ravishing
they will be ravishing
Future perfect
I will have ravished
you will have ravished
he/she/it will have ravished
we will have ravished
you will have ravished
they will have ravished
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ravishing
you will have been ravishing
he/she/it will have been ravishing
we will have been ravishing
you will have been ravishing
they will have been ravishing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ravish
you would ravish
he/she/it would ravish
we would ravish
you would ravish
they would ravish
Conditional continuous
I would be ravishing
you would be ravishing
he/she/it would be ravishing
we would be ravishing
you would be ravishing
they would be ravishing
Conditional perfect
I would have ravish
you would have ravish
he/she/it would have ravish
we would have ravish
you would have ravish
they would have ravish
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ravishing
you would have been ravishing
he/she/it would have been ravishing
we would have been ravishing
you would have been ravishing
they would have been ravishing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ravish
we let´s ravish
you ravish
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ravish
Past participle
ravished
Present Participle
ravishing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAVISH


chavish
ˈtʃævɪʃ
dervish
ˈdɜːvɪʃ
doveish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
dovish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
elvish
ˈɛlvɪʃ
enravish
ɪnˈrævɪʃ
knavish
ˈneɪvɪʃ
lavish
ˈlævɪʃ
overlavish
ˌəʊvəˈlævɪʃ
peevish
ˈpiːvɪʃ
slavish
ˈsleɪvɪʃ
thievish
ˈθiːvɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAVISH

ravening
raveningly
ravenlike
Ravenna
ravenous
ravenously
ravenousness
raver
ravigote
ravigotte
ravin
ravine
raving
ravingly
ravings
ravioli
ravisher
ravishing
ravishingly
ravishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAVISH

British
childish
Danish
dish
English
establish
fetish
finish
Finnish
fish
Irish
on the parish
polish
publish
Spanish
stylish
Swedish
Turkish
whirling dervish
wish

Synonyms and antonyms of ravish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAVISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ravish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ravish

Translation of «ravish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAVISH

Find out the translation of ravish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ravish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ravish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ravish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ravish
570 millions of speakers

English

ravish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुग्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فتن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Равиш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ravish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বলাত্কার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ravir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mewah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schänden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ravish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황홀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ruwet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cương đoạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உவகை உண்டாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लज्जास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gaspetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ravish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Равіш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viola
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέλγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wegvoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ravish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ravish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ravish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVISH»

The term «ravish» is regularly used and occupies the 83.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ravish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ravish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ravish

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QUOTES WITH «RAVISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ravish.
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Jerry Saltz
Just as Pollock used the drip to meld process and product, Richter 'found' and used the smudge and the blur to ravish the eye, creating works of psychic and physical power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVISH»

Discover the use of ravish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ravish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ravish
An innocent beauty, trapped in sleep .
Cathy Yardley, 2009
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How to Ravish a Rake
SCANDALOUS DESIRES .
Vicky Dreiling, 2012
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Electrical Networks
Ravish R Singh is presently Vice-Principal and Head, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai. He obtained his BE degree from the University of Mumbai in ...
Singh, 2009
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Practical Peripheral Vascular Intervention
This thoroughly updated edition includes an expanded section on intracranial stenting, additional material on venous filters, venous thrombosis, and central venous occlusion, and more chapters reviewing all cardiac noninvasive modalities.
Ivan P. Casserly, Ravish Sachar, Jay S. Yadav, 2012
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Ravish Me
Ellora's Cave Publishing www.ellorascave.com Ravish Me ISBN 9781419939167 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Ravish me Copyright © 2012 Cindy Jacks Edited by Jillian Bell Photography and cover design by Syneca Models: Manuel and ...
Cindy Jacks, 2012
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To Rescue or Ravish?
Barbara Monajem. London, 1802 When heiress Arabella Wilbanks flees a forced betrothal in the middle of the night, the last person she expects to find at the reins of her getaway hackney is Matthew Worcester. It's been seven long years since ...
Barbara Monajem, 2012
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Judicial and statutory definitions of words and phrases
RATTLER A machine used to test bricks by the abrasion test is called a "rattler." City of Chicago v. Singer, 66 N. E. 874, 875, 202 111. 75. RAVINE As water course, see Water Course. RAVISH The word "ravish," used in an indictment for rape, ...
West Publishing Company, 1914
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The Southwestern Reporter
Evidence held to sustain a conviction upon a charge of felonious assault with intent to ravish, committed upon a female under the age of consent. 2. Criminal law <S= 1 159(2)— Jury finding sustained by evidence conclusive upon Supreme ...
‎1920
9
Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents for Pleading and ...
Where the indictment charges that defendant "violently and feloniously then and there, forcibly and against her will, did ravish and carnally know," it is defective, as it fails to charge the consummation of the offense to have been felonious.
William Henry Michael, William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash, 1902
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Second Decennial Edition of the American Digest: American ...
People, 110 P. 210. 48 Colo. 214, 21 Ann. Cns. 500. i Iowa. 1000) An indictment charging that the accused feloniously and violently assaulted a female, and violently and against her will feloniously did ravish and carnnlly know, charges rape, ...
‎1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ravish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exclusive: Shahid, Mira's Mumbai Reception Card Had 'Element of …
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Delhi-based designer Ravish Kapoor - who also created the wedding invite - spoke about how Shahid and Mira opted for a ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: Shahid, Mira's Mumbai Reception Card, Designed by …
Exclusive: Shahid, Mira's Mumbai Reception Card, Designed by Ravish ... like the wedding invite, has been created by Delhi-based designer Ravish Kapoor. «NDTV, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: More Details About Shahid Kapoor's Wedding Card …
The invite to Shahid and Mira Rajput's wedding has been created by Delhi-based designer Ravish Kapoor. The card, in a colour combination of cream and ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
'Another Period's' Best Gag in GIFs: Ravish Culture
The latter inspires an ongoing discussion of “ravishing,” that classy 19th-century euphemism for rape, with Victor and Albert debating the merits of “ravish jokes” ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
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Mansion Site Collapses Into Lake: Texas Storms Ravish Land …
When a mansion site collapses into a lake, it makes a big splash. That's what happened over the weekend in North Texas. According to a New York Daily News ... «The Inquisitr, May 15»
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An Open Letter to Salman Khan by NDTV's Ravish Kumar
One afternoon in 1989, I stepped out in Patna after watching Maine Pyar Kiya. Aamir Khan's film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak had released the year before. «NDTV, May 15»
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Housing.com acquires online real estate forum IREF for INR 8 crores
According to Ravish Naresh, CEO IREF and Co-Founder, Housing, “At Housing we are dedicated to make the experience of finding a perfect home easy and fun ... «YourStory.com, Mar 15»
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Ravish Desai and Mugdha Chaphekar visit Delhi ahead of reel …
The TV show Satrangi Sasural also aired a wedding track recently, and its lead pair, Ravish Desai and Mugdha Chaphekar, with the cast of the show, visited ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
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Jamie Dornan Is Ready to 'Ravish' a Woman - but She's Not …
As Christian Grey, Jamie Dornan ravished the Valentine's weekend box office. Now a new series takes him out of the Red Room – but he's playing a character ... «People Magazine, Feb 15»
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I Am Not a Super-Journalist, Says Ravish Kumar
It was 5 am when I received a call from Sushil, enquiring if I had a back-up plan. Sushil is in-charge of my show. "Back-up plan?" I asked, wondering if we ... «NDTV, Jan 15»

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