ravir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- delight noun A feeling of great pleasure or joy.
- entrance noun A doorway, gate, or opening through which one enters a place.
- kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
- ravish verb To fill someone with intense delight or joy.
Senses
ravir is used for these senses in English:
- abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
- beguile (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
- delight To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
- entrance (transitive) To put into a trance.
- kidnap (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
- tickle pink (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
abduct — full definition
- verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.