to rape (a woman). ravish definition: 1. to give great pleasure to someone: 2. to force a woman to have sex against her wishes 3. to…. ravish - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" to seize and carry off by force. How to use ravish in a sentence. rapt [adjective] fascinated (usually in admiration) He listened to the speaker with rapt attention. Ravish definition is - to seize and take away by violence. (Translation of ravi from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) Learn more. verb (used with object) to fill with strong emotion, especially joy. to carry off (a woman) by force.