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Meaning of rape in English
Pronunciation
/reɪp/
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Verb
rape
Definitions
1.
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Examples
« The woman was raped on her way home at night »
2.
destroy and strip of its possession
Examples
« The soldiers raped the beautiful country »
Noun
rape
Etymology
late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere‘seize’
Definitions
1.
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
2.
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
3.
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will