rape

[ reyp ]

/ reɪp /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR rape ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.

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.

verb (used with object), raped, rap·ing.

to commit the crime of rape on (a person).

to plunder (a place); despoil: The logging operation raped a wide tract of forest without regard for the environmental impact of their harvesting practices.

to seize, take, or carry off by force.

verb (used without object), raped, rap·ing.

to commit rape.

Nearby words

rapa nui, rapacious, rapacki, rapacki plan, rapallo, rape, rape culture, rape of lucrece, the, rape of the lock, the, rape oil, rapeseed

Origin of rape

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English rapen < Anglo-French raper < Latin rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French ra(a)p(e), derivative of raper

Related forms

rap·a·ble, rape·a·ble, adjectiverap·ist, rap·er, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for rapist

Moroccan Girl Kills Herself After Judge Forces Her To Marry Her Rapist.
A Rape Victim’s Suicide Proves Morocco’s Culture of Silence Must Go|Laila Lalami|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The man, who police had dubbed the Potomac Rapist, threatened to kill her before he walked out the front door.
Why Police Think D.C.'s Rapist Could Be Back|Christine Pelisek|June 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (1 of 4)

rapist

/ (ˈreɪpɪst) /

noun

a person who commits rape

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (2 of 4)

rape

/ (reɪp) /

noun

the offence of forcing a person, esp a woman, to submit to sexual intercourse against that person's willSee also statutory rape

the act of despoiling a country in warfare; rapine

any violation or abusethe rape of justice

archaic abductionthe rape of the Sabine women

verb (mainly tr)

to commit rape upon (a person)

(also intr) to plunder or despoil (a place) in war

archaic to carry off by force; abduct

Word Origin for rape

C14: from Latin rapere to seize

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (3 of 4)

rape

/ (reɪp) /

noun

a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus, that has bright yellow flowers and is cultivated for its seeds, which yield a useful oil, and as a fodder plant: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)Also called: colza, cole

Word Origin for rape

C14: from Latin rāpum turnip

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (4 of 4)

rape

/ (reɪp) /

noun

(often plural) the skins and stalks of grapes left after wine-making: used in making vinegar

Word Origin for rape

C17: from French râpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape together

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for rapist

rape

[ rāp ]

n.

The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse.

v.

To commit rape on.

Related forms

rap′ist n.

rape

noun

verb (used with object), raped, rap·ing.

verb (used without object), raped, rap·ing.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of rape

Related forms

Examples from the Web for rapist

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (1 of 4)

rapist

noun

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (2 of 4)

rape

noun

verb (mainly tr)

Word Origin for rape

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (3 of 4)

rape

noun

Word Origin for rape

British Dictionary definitions for rapist (4 of 4)

rape

noun

Word Origin for rape

Medicine definitions for rapist

rape

n.

v.

Related forms