rape
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[ reyp ]
/ reɪp /
noun
verb (used with object), raped, rap·ing.
verb (used without object), raped, rap·ing.
to commit rape.
Origin of rape
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1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
rapen < Anglo-French
raper < Latin
rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French
ra(a)p(e), derivative of
raper
OTHER WORDS FROM rape
rap·a·ble, rape·a·ble, adjective rap·ist, rap·er, nounWords nearby rape
Example sentences from the Web for rapist
Moroccan Girl Kills Herself After Judge Forces Her To Marry Her Rapist.
A Rape Victim’s Suicide Proves Morocco’s Culture of Silence Must Go |Laila Lalami |March 16, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThe man, who police had dubbed the Potomac Rapist, threatened to kill her before he walked out the front door.
British Dictionary definitions for rapist (1 of 4)
rapist
/ (ˈreɪpɪst) /
noun
a person who commits rape
British Dictionary definitions for rapist (2 of 4)
rape
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/ (reɪp) /
noun
the offence of forcing a person, esp a woman, to submit to sexual intercourse against that person's will
See also statutory rape
the act of despoiling a country in warfare; rapine
any violation or abuse
the rape of justice
archaic
abduction
the rape of the Sabine women
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for rape
C14: from Latin
rapere to seize
British Dictionary definitions for rapist (3 of 4)
rape
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/ (reɪp) /
noun
a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus, that has bright yellow flowers and is cultivated for its seeds, which yield a useful oil, and as a fodder plant: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Also called: colza, cole
Word Origin for rape
C14: from Latin
rāpum turnip
British Dictionary definitions for rapist (4 of 4)
rape
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/ (reɪp) /
noun
(often plural)
the skins and stalks of grapes left after wine-making: used in making vinegar
Word Origin for rape
C17: from French
râpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
raspōn to scrape together
Medical definitions for rapist
rape
[ rāp ]
n.
The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse.
v.
To commit rape on.