deflower
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a woman) of virginity.
have deflowered
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present perfectof deflower.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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How mistaken and roundabout have been our efforts to reach it by mystic passion, and monastic reverie; how they have deflowered the flesh; how little they have emancipated us!
From The Renaissance Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater
How mistaken and roundabout have been our efforts to reach it by mystic passion, and monastic reverie; how they have deflowered the flesh; how little have they really emancipated us!
From The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry by Walter Pater
