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raped
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.rape 1 R0043300 (rāp)n.1. a. The crime of using force or the threat of force to compel a person to submit to sexual intercourse.b. The crime of using force or threat of force to compel a person to submit to some other sexual penetration.c. Other unlawful sexual intercourse or penetration, as with an unconscious person or person below the age of or incapable of consent.d. An instance of any of these crimes.2. The act of seizing and carrying off by force; abduction: the rape of Europa by Zeus.3. The act of pillaging or plundering: the rape of the city by the invaders.4. Abusive or improper treatment; spoiling or abuse: the rape of the land by polluters.tr.v. raped, rap·ing, rapes 1. To use force or threat of force to compel (another person) to submit to sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration.2. To seize and carry off by force.3. To plunder or pillage.4. To treat improperly; abuse or spoil.
[Middle English, from rapen, to rape, from Old French raper, to abduct, from Latin rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
rap′er n.
rape 2 R0043300 (rāp)n. Either of two European plants (Brassica napus or B. rapa) of the mustard family, cultivated as fodder and for their seeds, which yield a valuable oil. Certain varieties of these plants yield canola oil. Also called colza, oilseed rape.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rāpa, pl. of rāpum, turnip.]
rape 3 R0043300 (rāp)n. The refuse of grapes left after the extraction of the juice in winemaking.
[French râpe, grape stalk, pomace, from Old French raspe, from rasper, to scrape (in reference to the scraping of grapes off the stalk in making wine); see rasp.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | raped - having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"despoiled, ravaged, sacked, pillageddestroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
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EncyclopediaSeeraperaped
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Synonyms for rapedadj having been robbed and destroyed by force and violenceSynonyms- despoiled
- ravaged
- sacked
- pillaged
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