rape

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See also râpe, and râpé

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[edit] Etymology 1

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

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rape (plural rapes)

  1. The act of forcing sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent and/or against their will.
  2. (dated) abduction or kidnapping
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terms derived from rape
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act of forcing sexual activity

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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.
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force sexual intercourse
cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc
slang: dominate

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From Latin rapa, from rapum (“turnip”).

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rape (plural rape)

  1. rapeseed, Brassica napus
    • 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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rapeseed — see rapeseed

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From 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.
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grape husks
wine filter
bunch of fruit

[edit] Etymology 4

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

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rape (plural rapes)

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

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  • IPA: /ˈra.pə/

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rape

  1. singular present subjunctive of rapen.

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[edit] Italian

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  • IPA: /ˈrape/, [ˈraː.pe], SAMPA: /"rape/
  • Hyphenation: rà‧pe

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rape f.

  1. Plural form of rapa.

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rape

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of rapiō  "snatch thou, grab thou, carry thou off"

[edit] Spanish

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  • IPA: /ˈra.pe/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Catalan rap (“monkfish”).

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rape m. (plural rapes)

  1. monkfish
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From rapar.

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rape m. (plural rapes)

  1. shaving, hair crop

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rape (infinitive rapar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of rapar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of rapar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of rapar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of rapar.
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