The difference between Kidnap and Ravish

When used as verbs, kidnap means to seize and detain a person unlawfully, whereas ravish means to seize and carry away by violence.

Kidnap is also noun with the meaning: an instance of kidnapping.

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  1. Kidnap as a verb (transitive):

    To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

  1. Kidnap as a noun:

    An instance of kidnapping.

  1. Ravish as a verb (obsolete, or, archaic):

    To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

  2. Ravish as a verb (transitive, usually '''passive'''):

    To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.

  3. Ravish as a verb (transitive, now, _, rare):

    To rape.

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