ravish
/ˈrævɪʃ/
verb
- To fill someone with intense delight or pleasure; to enchant or captivate.
- She was ravished by the stunning performance of the orchestra.
- The garden's vibrant colors and sweet scents ravished our senses.
- The beauty of the sunset ravished the entire crowd on the beach.
- To seize and carry away by force (now literary or historical).
- In the old legend, a dragon ravished the princess from the castle.
- The invaders ravished the villagers from their homes during the raid.
- The story tells of how the hero was ravished from his family by pirates.