English verb: deflower | |||
| 1. | deflower (contact) deprive of virginity | ||
| Samples | This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village. | ||
| Synonyms | ruin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
| 2. | deflower (change) make imperfect | ||
| Samples | Nothing marred her beauty. | ||
| Synonyms | impair, mar, spoil, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blemish, cloud, corrupt, deface, defile, disfigure, sully, taint | ||