rape
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See also râpé
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
Latin rapiō (“‘to abduct or seize by force’”).
[edit] Noun
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rape (plural rapes)
- (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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the act of forcing sexual activity
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to rape (third-person singular simple present rapes, present participle raping, simple past and past participle raped)
- To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
- To abuse an object in an extreme manner.
- The loggers raped the virgin forest
- (slang) To dominate in a contest.
- My experienced opponent will rape me at chess.
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to force sexual intercourse
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to cause damage, destruction to a countryside, nature etc
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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
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[edit] Etymology 2
Latin rapa from rapum (“‘a turnip’”).
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rape (plural rape)
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- 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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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)
- The stalks and husks of grapes.
- A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes used for clarifying wine.
- (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.
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rape (plural rapes)
- One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, UK
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grape husks
wine filter
bunch of fruit
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[edit] Italian
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rape f.
- Plural form of rapa.
[edit] Spanish
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rape m. (plural rapes)
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[edit] Synonyms
- (monkfish): pejesapo

