RAVISHED

Verb

ravished

simple past tense and past participle of ravish

Adjective

ravished

delighted; ecstatic

Having the appearance of having been ravished.

Source: Wiktionary


RAVISH

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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