molest
verb (used with object)
to make indecent sexual advances to.
molested
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past participleof molest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof molest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
molestverb (used with object)to make indecent sexual advances to.
Example Sentences
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A civil jury in 2022 found that Spacey had not molested Rapp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
He had been dividing his time between Rome and Sydney after he was exonerated in 2020 of allegations he molested two choirboys while he was archbishop of Melbourne.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
The four-time Oscar-winning director of "Annie Hall" and other comedies has repeatedly denied the accusation that he molested his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, in 1992.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2022
Jackson, who died in 2009, was found not guilty in 2005 of charges alleging he had molested a boy.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2019
He had often tipped Sir Ector the wink when a raiding party was on its way from the Marches, and he never molested the knight or his fanning in any way.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
