单词 | remolest |
释义 | remolestv. transitive and intransitive. To molest again; esp. (in later use) to abuse or attack sexually (see molest v. 2b).rare before late 20th cent.Now typically with reference to the sexual abuse of children. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > interfere with in hostile manner > again remolest1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rennuyer, to remolest. a1700 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. 294 The King to martial Business then return'd,..While the fierce Danes his Frontiers remolest. 1988 A. C. Salter Treating Child Sex Offenders & Victims iv. xiii. 208 Extra-familial offenders generally have little opportunity to remolest the same child after discovery. 2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 31 July 14 It serves only to protect children in a limited area where the sex offender resides. Thus, a molester can travel 20 miles down the road and re-molest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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