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rape

/ˈɹeɪ̯p/noun, verb1 syllable

Rape means: force (someone) to have sex against their will.

Synonyms for rape29

noun, as in the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

violation, assault, ravishment

noun, as in Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

colza, Brassica napus

noun, as in the act of despoiling a country in warfare

rapine

verb, as in force (someone) to have sex against their will

ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

verb, as in destroy and strip of its possession

spoil, despoil, violate, plunder

also used for rape

rapeseed, vitiate, loot, seize, snatch, take, apprehend, begripe, capture, fang, grasp, get, depredate, pillage, ransack

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What does rape mean?5

verb

1

force (someone) to have sex against their will“The woman was raped on her way home at night”

2

destroy and strip of its possession“The soldiers raped the beautiful country”

noun

1

the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

2

Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop

3

the act of despoiling a country in warfare

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rape?8

two syllables

escape

four syllables

videotape
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Rape in a sentence

  • Among the atrocities committed during the war were murder, rape and mutilation.AlanF_US
  • Murder, rape, and torture are atrocities associated with times of war.AlanF_US
  • Are you trying to rape me, you bastard?OsoHombre
  • Looting, raping, and plundering are common during wartime.mailohilohi
  • Catholic priests are raping girls, too, not just boys.shekitten
  • A severed penis constitutes a solid piece of evidence for rape.sacredceltic
  • Karl was sent to jail for multiple accounts of rape.Amastan
  • Rape is a shame for her and her family.unknown

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Forms of rape

as a noun

plural
rapes

as a verb

past tense
raped
present participle
raping
third-person singular
rapes
past participle
raped