rape

B2 Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈɹæɪ̯p/ UK /ˈɹeɪ̯p/ See IPA manual

Freq #2593

Meanings

1

verb
To force someone to have sex against their will.

The man was sent to prison for raping his victim.
2

noun
The crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will.

Rape is a serious crime punished by long prison sentences.

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1 verb · to force someone to have... violate ravish

More abuse constuprate defile defoul dishonour force misuse oppress outrage polluter-wordravage

Word family

Forms rapedrapesraping

Derived forms antirapeass-rapebutt-rapecyberrapedate-rapeeye-rapeeyerapefrapegang-rapehypnorapenonrapepseudorape

Etymology

Generally considered to derive from Old English rāp (“rope”), in reference to the ropes used to delineate the courts that ruled each rape. Compare Dutch reep and the parish of Rope, Cheshire. In the 18th century, Edward Lye proposed derivation from Old Norse hreppr (“tract of land”), but this was rejected by the New English Dictionary and is considered "phonologically impossible" by the English Place-Name Society. Others, considering it improbable that the Normans would have adopted a local word, suggest derivation from Old French raper (“take by force”). See Wikipedia for more.

rāp Old English hreppr Old Norse raper Old French

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# rape

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹæɪ̯p/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪ̯p/
**Frequency rank:** 2593

## Meanings
1. To force someone to have sex against their will.
2. The crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will.

## Examples
- The man was sent to prison for raping his victim.
- Rape is a serious crime punished by long prison sentences.

## Synonyms
- abuse
- constuprate
- defile
- defoul
- dishonour
- force
- misuse
- oppress
- outrage
- pollute
- r-word
- ravage

## Derived Forms
- antirape
- ass-rape
- butt-rape
- cyberrape
- date-rape
- eye-rape
- eyerape
- frape
- gang-rape
- hypnorape
- nonrape
- pseudorape

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rāp
- Root: hreppr
- Root: raper

## Etymology
Generally considered to derive from Old English rāp (“rope”), in reference to the ropes used to delineate the courts that ruled each rape. Compare Dutch reep and the parish of Rope, Cheshire. In the 18th century, Edward Lye proposed derivation from Old Norse hreppr (“tract of land”), but this was rejected by the New English Dictionary and is considered "phonologically impossible" by the English Place-Name Society. Others, considering it improbable that the Normans would have adopted a local word, suggest derivation from Old French raper (“take by force”). See Wikipedia for more.

## AI Etymology
Rape generally considered to derive from Old English rāp (“rope”), in reference to the ropes used to delineate the courts that ruled each rape. Compare Dutch reep and the parish of Rope, Cheshire. In the 18th century, Edward Lye proposed derivation from Old Norse hreppr (“tract of land”), but this was rejected by the New English Dictionary and is considered "phonologically impossible" by the English Place-Name Society. Others, considering it improbable that the Normans would have adopted a local word, suggest derivation from Old French raper (“take by force”). See Wikipedia for more. Modern senses include to force someone to have sex against their will. and the crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirape, ass-rape, butt-rape, cyberrape, date-rape, and eye-rape.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice

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