rape

noun

/reɪp/

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[uncountable, countable] the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing somebody to have sex with him, especially using violence
- He was charged with rape.
- a rape victim
- an increase in the number of reported rapes
see also acquaintance rape, date rape, gang rape, rapist, statutory rapeTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alleged
- attempted
- marital
- …
rape + noun
- victim
- suspect
- accusation
- …
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[singular] rape (of something) (literary) the act of destroying an area or damaging its beauty in a way that seems unnecessary
(also oilseed rape)
[uncountable] a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds that are used to make oil
- a field of rape
- refined rape oil
Topics Farmingc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 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’. noun sense 3 late Middle English (originally denoting the turnip plant): from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’.

rape

verb

/reɪp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rape	/reɪp/ /reɪp/
he / she / it rapes	/reɪps/ /reɪps/
past simple raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
past participle raped	/reɪpt/ /reɪpt/
-ing form raping	/ˈreɪpɪŋ/ /ˈreɪpɪŋ/

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rape somebody (especially of a man) to force somebody to have sex with him when they do not want to by threatening them or using violence
Extra Examples
- She was attacked and brutally raped.
- She was viciously raped at knifepoint.
- She was worried about getting raped on her way home.
- She had been raped in her own home at the age of fifteen.
see also gang-rape, rapistTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- viciously
- violently
- …
verb + rape
- attempt to
- try to
phrases
- be raped
- get raped
- be accused of raping somebody
- …
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Word Originverb 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’.