deflower

dɪˈflaʊər

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Definition of deflower - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

relationship

Dated

take away the virginity of someone

Dated

The cruel prince sought to deflower the young maiden..

botany

Rare

remove flowers from a plant

Rare

She deflowered the bush to decorate the table..

disbud

damage

Dated

spoil or mar beauty or innocence

Dated

The graffiti deflowered the pristine wall.

blemish

mar

tarnish

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Origin of deflower

Old French, desflorer (to deflower)

Examples of deflower in a sentence

He boasted about his intention to deflower her.
They deflowered the garden for the event.
He deflowered the plant to make a bouquet.
The scandal deflowered his once impeccable reputation.
The storm deflowered the garden's beauty overnight.

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French:déflorer, effeuiller, ...
German:entjungfern, Blumen entfernen, ...
Italian:deflorare, defiorare, ...
Spanish:desflorar, quitar las flores, ...
Portuguese:desflorar, tirar as flores, ...
Chinese:夺去贞操, 摘花, ...
Japanese:処女を奪う, 花を摘む, ...
Arabic:فض البكارة, قَطَفَ الأَزْهَار, ...
Hebrew:לִקְחוֹת אֶת הַבְּתוּלִין, לִקְטוֹף, ...
Russian:обесчестить, удалять цветы, ...
Ukrainian:позбавити цноти, видаляти квіти, ...
Hindi:कौमार्य भंग करना, फूल तोड़ना, ...
Bengali:কুমারীত্ব হরণ করা, ফুল তুলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:desflorar, treure les flors, ...
Czech:odpanit, odkvěťovat, ...
Danish:tage mødom, fjerne blomster, ...
Dutch:ontmaagden, ontbladeren, ...
Greek:αποπαρθενώνω, ξεανθίζω, ...
Hungarian:megszűzteleníteni, virágtalanítani, ...
Khmer:ដកហូតព្រហ្មចារីភាព, ដកផ្កាចេញពីរុក្ខជាតិ, ...
Korean:처녀성을 빼앗다, 꽃을 따다, ...
Persian:باکره‌زدایی کردن, گل‌ها را چیدن, ...
Polish:pozbawić dziewictwa, zrywać kwiaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):desflorar, tirar as flores, ...
Romanian:a lua virginitatea, a îndepărta florile, ...
Swedish:avblomstra, plocka blommor, ...
Thai:พรากความบริสุทธิ์, เด็ดดอกไม้, ...
Turkish:bekaretini almak, çiçeklerini koparmak, ...
Vietnamese:cướp đi sự trong trắng, ngắt hoa, ...

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