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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rape1 /reɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., raped, rap•ing. n. - the unlawful act of forcing (someone) to have sexual relations: [uncountable]victims of rape.[countable]convicted of several rapes.
- an act of spoiling or destroying on a large scale:[countable* usually singular]the rape of the countryside.
v. - to force (someone) to have sexual relations: [~ + object]He was accused of raping several women.[no object]might rape again.
- to despoil:[~ + object]developers raping the beautiful countryside.
rap•er, n. [countable] rap•ist, n. [countable]See -rape-. rape2 /reɪp/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya plant of the mustard family whose leaves are used as food for animals and whose seeds yield a useful oil.
-rape-, root. - -rape- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "carry off by force.'' This meaning is found in such words as: rape, rapid, rapine, rapt, rapture.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rape1 (rāp),USA pronunciation n., v., raped, rap•ing. n. - the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
- Lawmakingany act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.
- LawSee statutory rape.
- an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse;
despoliation;
violation:the rape of the countryside. - [Archaic.]the act of seizing and carrying off by force.
v.t. - to force to have sexual intercourse.
- to plunder (a place);
despoil. - to seize, take, or carry off by force.
v.i. - to commit rape.
- Anglo-French ra(a)p(e), derivative of raper
- Latin rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (noun, nominal) Middle English
- Anglo-French raper
- (verb, verbal) Middle English rapen 1250–1300
- Plant Biologya plant, Brassica napus, of the mustard family, whose leaves are used for food for hogs, sheep, etc., and whose seeds yield rape oil.
- Latin rāpum (neuter), rāpa (feminine) turnip; cognate with Greek rhápys
- Middle French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
- the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
- Gmc; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape
- French râpe
- 1590–1600
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