constuprate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˈkɑnstjʊˌpreɪt/ UK /ˈkɒnstjʊˌpreɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    archaic, to ravish, violate, or defile

    The chronicle accused the invaders of seeking to constuprate the town's women.

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Synonyms
1 verb · archaic, to ravish,... ravishviolatedefiledebauchdeflowerdishonor
Word family
Derived forms constupration
Related forms stupratestupration

Etymology

From Latin constuprare ('to debauch, defile'), from con- (intensive) + stuprare ('to defile, ravish'), from stuprum ('disgrace, dishonor, defilement').

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