Definition of rape

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Definition of rape

  • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. assault
    2. ravishment
    3. violation
  • the act of despoiling a country in warfare (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. rapine
  • destroy and strip of its possession (verb)

    Examples

    1. The soldiers raped the beautiful country

    Synonyms

    1. despoil
    2. plunder
    3. spoil
    4. violate
  • Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brassica napus
    2. colza
  • force (someone) to have sex against their will (verb)

    Examples

    1. The woman was raped on her way home at night

    Synonyms

    1. assault
    2. dishonor
    3. dishonour
    4. outrage
    5. ravish
    6. violate

See definition of rape in Merriam Webster