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ravish
verb
1 those who adore the steely, mineral style of Chablis will be ravished by this wine:
enrapture, send into raptures, enchant, fill with delight, delight, charm, entrance, enthral, captivate, bewitch, spellbind, fascinate, transport, overjoy;
informal blow away;
rare rapture.
2 dated she was ravished by a stranger:
rape, sexually assault/abuse, violate, force oneself on, molest;
euphemistic take advantage of, have one's (wicked) way with;
archaic dishonour, defile.
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