raped
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Definition of raped - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
crimehaving been sexually assaulted
  • The victim was found in a raped state.
assaulted violated
2.
destructionRarehaving been violated or destroyed by forceRare
  • The forest looked raped after the illegal logging.
ravaged violated
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Expressions with raped

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having been raped by a group of people
The victim was gang-raped by multiple attackers.

Origin of raped

Latin, rapere (to seize)

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assaulted
having been raped by a group of people

Examples of raped in a sentence

  • The raped woman sought justice in court.
  • The coastline appeared raped after the oil spill.
  • The ancient ruins looked raped by time and neglect.

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  1. French:violé, saccagé, ...
  2. German:vergewaltigt, verwüstet, ...
  3. Italian:violentata, devastato, ...
  4. Spanish:violada, devastado, ...
  5. Portuguese:violada, devastado, ...
  6. Chinese:被强奸的, 被摧毁的, ...
  7. Japanese:レイプされた, 荒らされた, ...
  8. Arabic:مُغْتَصَب, منتهك, ...
  9. Hebrew:נֶאֱנָס, שָׁדוּד, ...
  10. Russian:изнасилованная, разорённый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:зґвалтований, спустошений, ...
  12. Hindi:बलात्कार किया हुआ, विनष्ट, ...
rape
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Definition of rape - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
sexual violencecrime of forcing someone into sexual intercourse
  • The victim reported the rape to the authorities.
assault violation
2.
botanyTECH.UKEurasian plant cultivated for seeds and oilTECH.UK
  • Farmers grow rape for its valuable oil.
canola colza rapeseed

Verb

tr.
1.
sexual violenceforce someone to have sex without consent
  • The criminal was arrested for raping the victim.
abuse assault violate
2.
abductionDatedseize or abduct someone by forceDated
  • The invaders raped the villagers during the attack.
abduct seize
3.
destructionRareplunder or destroy a place in warRare
  • The army raped the city, leaving it in ruins.
pillage plunder ravage
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  • rape: Eurasian plant cultivated for seeds and oil
    Eurasian plant cultivated for seeds and oil

Expressions with rape

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the 1939 invasion and division of Poland by Germany and USSR
The book details the rape of Poland in 1939.
rape committed by multiple people
The victim reported a gang rape to the authorities.
whistle used to alert others of a sexual assault
She carried a rape whistle for safety.
individual under investigation for rape
The rape suspect was questioned by detectives for hours.
rape by an acquaintance during a date
She was a victim of date rape after the party.
drug used to make someone unable to resist sexual assault
He was arrested for using a date rape drug.

Origin of rape

Latin, rapere (seize)

Examples of rape in a sentence

  • She spoke out about the trauma of the rape.
  • Rape is harvested in late summer.
  • The fields of rape bloomed brightly.
  • The industrialization caused the rape of the landscape.
  • The forest faced the rape of its resources.
  • After the harvest, the rape is discarded.

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  1. French:viol, violer, ...
  2. German:Vergewaltigung, vergewaltigen, ...
  3. Italian:stupro, stuprare, ...
  4. Spanish:violación, violar, ...
  5. Portuguese:violação, estuprar, ...
  6. Chinese:强奸, 侵犯, ...
  7. Japanese:強姦, 強姦する, ...
  8. Arabic:اغتِصاب, اِغْتَصَبَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:אוֹנֵס, לֶאֱנוֹס, ...
  10. Russian:изнасилование, изнасиловать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:зґвалтування, ґвалтувати, ...
  12. Hindi:बलात्कार, बलात्कार करना, ...
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