rape

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 External links 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Quotations 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.2 External links 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Translations 1.5.2 See also 1.5.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɹeɪp/, SAMPA: /reIp/

  Rhymes: -eɪp

[edit] Etymology 1

Latin rapiō (“‘to abduct or seize by force’”).

[edit] Noun

rape (plural rapes)

1. (crime) The act of forcing sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent and/or against their will.

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[edit] Verb

to rape (third-person singular simple present rapes, present participle raping, simple past and past participle raped)

1. To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
2. To abuse an object in an extreme manner.

   The loggers raped the virgin forest

3. (slang) To dominate in a contest.

   My experienced opponent will rape me at chess.

[edit] Synonyms

• (to force sexual intercourse): ravish, violate, vitiate
• (to abuse): plunder, despoil

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[edit] Derived terms

• attempted rape
• corrective rape
• date rape/date-rape
• gang rape/gang-rape
• marital rape
• prison rape
• rapist
• rapt
• spousal rape
• statutory rape
• war rape

[edit] External links

• rape on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 2

Latin rapa from rapum (“‘a turnip’”).

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rape (plural rape)

1. Rapeseed. Brassica napus

[edit] Quotations

• 2001: Bill Lambrecht, Dinner at the New Gene Café, 231

  After the Industrial Revolution, it was discovered that rape also yields oil suitable for lubrication.

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[edit] External links

• rapeseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:rapeseed
• Brassica napus on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Brassica napus

[edit] Etymology 3

From the French rape (“‘grape stalk’”)

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rape (plural rapes)

1. The stalks and husks of grapes.
2. A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes used for clarifying wine.
3. (obsolete) Fruit plucked in a bunch.

   a rape of grapes.

[edit] Etymology 4

Unclear, but possibly from the Old English rap (“‘rope’”), used to mark out the territory.

[edit] Noun

rape (plural rapes)

1. One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, UK

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[edit] See also

• hundred
• wapentake

[edit] External links

• Rape (county subdivision) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Rape (county subdivision)

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[edit] Italian

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rape f.

1. Plural form of rapa.

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rape m. (plural rapes)

1. monkfish
2. shaving, hair crop

[edit] Synonyms

• (monkfish): pejesapo

[edit] Related terms

• al rape
• rapar