rape
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noun \ˈrāp\Definition of RAPE
Origin of RAPE
Middle English, from Latin rapa, rapum turnip, rape; akin to Old High German rāba turnip, rape, Lithuanian ropė
First Known Use: 14th century
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2rape
transitive verbrapedrap·ing
Definition of RAPE
1
a archaic : to seize and take away by force b : despoil
2
: to commit rape on
— rap·er noun
— rap·ist \ˈrā-pist\ noun
Examples of RAPE
- He is accused of raping the girl.
- She was raped by a fellow student.
Origin of RAPE
Middle English, from Latin rapere
First Known Use: 14th century
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3rape
nounDefinition of RAPE
1
: an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force
2
: unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent — compare sexual assault, statutory rape
3
: an outrageous violation
First Known Use of RAPE
14th century
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4rape
nounDefinition of RAPE
: grape pomace
Origin of RAPE
French râpe grape stalk
First Known Use: 1657
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