English Explanatory Dictionary

rape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being.
  2. An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.
  3. Overpowerment; utter defeat.
  4. An insult to one's senses so severe that one feels that they cannot ever be the same afterwards.
  5. The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.
  6. The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.
  7. That which is snatched away.
  8. Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.
verb
  1. To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
  2. To seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.)
  3. To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct.
  4. To plunder, to destroy or despoil.
  5. To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience.
  6. To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.
  7. To exploit an advantage, often involving money, where the other person has little choice but to submit.
noun
  1. One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, England.
verb
  1. To make haste; to hasten or hurry.
noun
  1. Haste; precipitancy; a precipitate course.
adv
  1. Quickly; hastily.
noun
  1. Synonym of rapeseed, Brassica napus.
noun
  1. The stalks and husks of grapes from which the must has been expressed in winemaking.
  2. A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes, used for clarifying wine, vinegar, etc.
  3. Fruit plucked in a bunch.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪ̯p/ /ˈɹæɪ̯p/ [ˈɹʷæ̝ɪ̯p] En-au-rape.ogg

Word forms

rape rapes raping raped more rape most rape

Etymology

From Middle English rapen, rappen (“to abduct; ravish; seduce; rape; seize; snatch; carry off; transport”), probably from Latin rapiō (verb), possibly through or influenced by Anglo-Norman rap, rape (noun) (compare also ravish). But compare Swedish rappa (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), Low German rapen (“to snatch, seize”), Dutch rapen (“to pick up, gather, collect”); the relationship with Germanic forms is not clear. Cognate with Lithuanian reikėti (“to be in need”). Compare also rap (“seize, snatch”). Further, some senses may be from Etymology 3, an Old Norse word.

Synonyms

abuse constuprate defile defoul dishonour force misuse oppress outrage pollute rape ravage ravish r-word scotch turn out violate viole vitiate grape loot seize snatch take apprehend begripe capture fang grasp get gripe lay hold of take hold steal abduct abstract appropriate bag bandit bash and grab bone boost burgle burglarize borrow cheat chore commandeer confiscate convert cop cozen crib embezzle filch fleece flog gaffle gilravage half-inch

Related words

hundred wapentake

Derived words

acquaintance rape antirape ass rape ass-rape attempted rape base rape cyberrape date rape date-rape divorce rape ear rape eyerape eye-rape firewood rape gang rape gang-rape gate rape gray rape hypnorape marital rape mind rape mouth rape nonrape prison rape pseudorape quasirape rape alarm rape ape rape camp rape card rape culture rapedoll rape face rapefest rapefic rapefugee rape kit rapeling rapemeat rape of Africa rapeplay raper rape rack rape shield rape test kit rape tool rapetoy rape trauma syndrome rape tree rapette rape van rape whistle rapey rapism rapo regret rape retroactive rape reverse rape self-rape spousal rape

Translations

Danish: smadre Danish: skænde Dutch: verkrachten Dutch: schenden Faroese: neyðtaka Finnish: raiskata French: pirater German: verderben German: schänden German: plündern German: vergewaltigen Greek: ασελγώ Greek: κακοποιώ Icelandic: valda spjöllum á Icelandic: spilla Polish: naruszyć Tamil: அழி Bulgarian: гроздово джибри
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