1. to fill with delight or enchant completely
Usage: literary
2. to seize and carry away by force
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The beautiful sunset ravished all who witnessed it.
• Her singing voice ravished the entire audience.
• The garden’s beauty ravished visitors in spring.
• The painting’s colors ravished the art critics.
• Ancient tales tell of warriors who would ravish treasure from enemy lands.
• The storm ravished the coastal village, carrying away homes and boats.