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raped Definition


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rape1
noun
    1. The crime of forcing a person, especially a woman, to have sexual intercourse against their will.
    2. Violation, despoiling or abuse.
      Thesaurus: violation, ravaging, defilement, desecration, spoliation, abuse.
verb raped, raping
    1. To commit rape on someone.
      Thesaurus: violate, assault, molest, debauch, deflower, force, ravish.
    2. To violate or despoil, especially a country or place in wartime.
Derivative: rapist
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin rapere to seize and carry off.



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