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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•flow•er (di flou′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. - Sex and Genderto deprive (a woman) of virginity.
- to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity, etc.
- to deprive or strip of flowers:The deer had deflowered an entire section of the garden.
- Latin dēflōrāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + flōr-, stem of flōs flower + -āre infinitive suffix
- Old French desflorer
- Middle English deflouren 1350–1400
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