Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense rapes, present participle raping, past tense, past participle raped
1. verb
If someone is raped, they are forced to have sex, usually by violence or threats of violence.
A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. [beVERB-ed]
They'd held him down and raped him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: sexually assault, violate, abuse More Synonyms of rape
2. variable noun
Rape is the crime of forcing someone to have sex.
Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.
Synonyms: sexual assault, violation More Synonyms of rape
3. singular noun
The rape of an area or of a country is the destruction or spoiling of it.
[literary]
As a result of the rape of the forests, parts of the country are now short of water. [+ of]
Synonyms: plundering, pillage, depredation, despoliation [formal] More Synonyms of rape
4.
Rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use oilseed rape
5. See also date rape, gang rape, oilseed rape
More Synonyms of rape
rape in British English1
(reɪp)
noun
1.
the offence of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against that person's will
See also statutory rape
2.
the act of despoiling a country in warfare; rapine
3.
any violation or abuse
the rape of justice
4. archaic
abduction
the rape of the Sabine women
verb(mainly tr)
5.
to commit rape upon (a person)
6. (also intr)
to plunder or despoil (a place) in war
7. archaic
to carry off by force; abduct
Word origin
C14: from Latin rapere to seize
rape in British English2
(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
C14: from Latin rāpum turnip
rape in British English3
(reɪp)
noun
(often plural)
the skins and stalks of grapes left after wine-making: used in making vinegar
Word origin
C17: from French râpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape together
rape in American English1
(reip) (verbraped, raping)
noun
1.
the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse
2.
any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person
3. See statutory rape
4.
an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation
the rape of the countryside
5. archaic
the act of seizing and carrying off by force
transitive verb
6.
to force to have sexual intercourse
7.
to plunder (a place); despoil
8.
to seize, take, or carry off by force
intransitive verb
9.
to commit rape
Derived forms
rapable or rapeable
adjective
rapistraper
noun
Word origin
[1250–1300; (v.) ME rapen ‹ AF raper ‹ L rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (n.) ME ‹ AF ra(a)p(e), deriv. of raper]
rape in American English2
(reip)
noun
a plant, Brassica napus, of the mustard family, whose leaves are used for food for hogs, sheep, etc., and whose seeds yield rape oil
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME (‹ MF) ‹ L rāpum (neut.), rāpa (fem.) turnip; c. Gk rhápys]
rape in American English3
(reip)
noun
the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ F râpe ‹ Gmc; cf. OHG raspōn to scrape]
Synonyms of 'rape'
sexually assault, violate, abuse, ravish
pillage, plunder, ransack, despoil
sexual assault, violation, ravishment, outrage
plundering, pillage, depredation, despoliation
desecration, abuse, violation, perversion
More Synonyms of rape
In other languages
rape
British English: rape /reɪp/ NOUN
sexual attackRape is the crime of forcing someone to have sex.
Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest.
American English: rape sexual attack
Arabic: اِغْتِصَاب
Brazilian Portuguese: estupro
Chinese: 强奸
Croatian: silovanje
Czech: znásilnění
Danish: voldtægt
Dutch: verkrachting
European Spanish: violación
Finnish: raiskaus
French: viol
German: Vergewaltigung
Greek: βιασμός
Italian: stupro
Japanese: レイプ sexual attack
Korean: 강간
Norwegian: voldtekt
Polish: gwałt
European Portuguese: violação
Romanian: viol
Russian: изнасилование
Latin American Spanish: violación
Swedish: våldtäkt
Thai: ข่มขืน
Turkish: tecavüz cinsel
Ukrainian: зґвалтування
Vietnamese: hiếp dâm
British English: rape /reɪp/ NOUN
plantRape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
American English: rape plant
Arabic: لِفْت
Brazilian Portuguese: colza
Chinese: 油菜
Croatian: repica
Czech: řepka olejka
Danish: raps
Dutch: koolzaad
European Spanish: colza
Finnish: rapsi
French: colza
German: Raps
Greek: ελαιοκράμβη
Italian: colza
Japanese: セイヨウアブラナ plant
Korean: 평지
Norwegian: raps
Polish: rzepa pastewna
European Portuguese: colza
Romanian: rapiță
Russian: рапс
Latin American Spanish: colza
Swedish: raps
Thai: พืชชนิดหนึ่งที่ใช้เลี้ยงสัตว์หรือสกัดน้ำมัน
Turkish: hardal otu
Ukrainian: рапс
Vietnamese: cây cải dầu
British English: rape /reɪp/ VERB
If someone is raped, they are forced to have sex, usually by violence or threats of violence.
A young woman was brutally raped in her own home.
American English: rape
Arabic: يَغْتَصِبُ يسلب
Brazilian Portuguese: estuprar
Chinese: 强奸
Croatian: silovati
Czech: znásilnit
Danish: voldtage
Dutch: verkrachten
European Spanish: violar
Finnish: raiskata
French: violer
German: vergewaltigen
Greek: βιάζω
Italian: stuprare
Japanese: レイプする
Korean: 강간하다
Norwegian: voldta
Polish: zgwałcić
European Portuguese: violar
Romanian: a viola
Russian: изнасиловать
Latin American Spanish: violar
Swedish: våldta
Thai: ข่มขืน
Turkish: tecavüz etmek
Ukrainian: ґвалтувати
Vietnamese: hiếp dâm
Chinese translation of 'rape'
rape
(reɪp)
n
(c/u) (= crime) 强(強)奸(姦) (qiángjiān) (次, cì)
(u) (Bot) (also oilseed rape)
油菜 (yóucài)
vt
强(強)奸(姦) (qiángjiān)
1 (verb)
Definition
to force (someone) to submit to sexual intercourse
Synonyms
sexually assault
violate
abuse
2 (verb)
There is no guarantee that companies will not rape the environment.
Synonyms
pillage
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
plunder
They plundered and burned the town.
ransack
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.
despoil (formal)
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
sack
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
loot
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
spoliate
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of raping
Ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.
Synonyms
sexual assault
violation
2 (noun)
Definition
any violation or abuse
the rape of the environment
Synonyms
plundering
pillage
There were no signs of violence or pillage.
depredation
Crops can be decimated by the unchecked depredations of deer.
despoliation (formal)
the despoliation of the countryside by roads
rapine
spoliation
despoilment
sack
the sack of Troy
3 (noun)
Definition
any violation or abuse
Synonyms
desecration
The whole area has been shocked by the desecration of the cemetery.
abuse
an investigation into alleged animal abuse
violation
This violation of the church is not the first such incident.
perversion
maltreatment
The hospital shut down as a result of maltreatment of its patients.
defilement
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abuse
Definition
prolonged ill-treatment of or violence towards someone
an investigation into alleged animal abuse
Synonyms
maltreatment,
wrong,
damage,
injury,
hurt,
harm,
spoiling,
bullying,
oppression,
imposition,
mistreatment,
manhandling,
ill-treatment,
rough handling
in the sense of defilement
Synonyms
desecration,
profanation
in the sense of depredation
Definition
plundering
Crops can be decimated by the unchecked depredations of deer.
Synonyms
destruction,
ravaging,
devastation,
ransacking,
pillage,
plunder,
marauding,
laying waste,
despoiling,
rapine,
spoliation
Synonyms of 'rape'
rape
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of despoil
Definition
to plunder
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
Synonyms
plunder,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
devastate,
wreck,
rifle,
deprive,
loot,
trash (slang),
total (slang),
ravage,
dispossess,
pillage,
divest,
denude,
vandalize,
wreak havoc upon
in the sense of despoliation
the despoliation of the countryside by roads
Synonyms
plunder,
ruin,
destruction,
looting,
havoc,
wreckage,
devastation,
vandalism,
pillage,
depredation,
despoilment
in the sense of loot
Definition
to steal (money or goods) during war or riots
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
Synonyms
plunder,
rob,
raid,
sack,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of maltreatment
The hospital shut down as a result of maltreatment of its patients.
Synonyms
abuse,
bullying,
mistreatment,
injury,
harm,
ill-treatment,
rough handling,
ill-usage
in the sense of plunder
Definition
to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime
They plundered and burned the town.
Synonyms
loot,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of ransack
Definition
to plunder or pillage
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.
Synonyms
plunder,
raid,
loot,
pillage,
strip,
sack,
gut,
rifle,
ravage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of sack
Definition
to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city)
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
Synonyms
plunder,
loot,
pillage,
destroy,
strip,
rob,
raid,
ruin,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
demolish,
ravage,
lay waste,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
depredate (rare)
in the sense of sack
Definition
the plundering of a captured town or city by an army or mob