stuprate

English

Etymology

From Latin stupratus, past participle of stuprare (“to ravish”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /stjuːˈpɹeɪt/, /ˈstjuːpɹeɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstuːpɹeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

stuprate (third-person singular simple present stuprates, present participle stuprating, simple past and past participle stuprated)

1. (transitive, archaic) To ravish; to debauch.
   • 1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion:

     he bethought himselfe what course Iupiter tooke to stuprate Calisto

References

• “stuprate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• upstater

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

stuprate

1. inflection of stuprare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

stuprate f pl

1. feminine plural of stuprato