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English noun: rape | |||
| 1. | rape (plant) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop | ||
| Synonyms | Brassica napus, colza | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mustard | ||
| Member meronym | Brassica, genus Brassica | ||
| Substance holonym | rapeseed | ||
| 2. | rape (act) the act of despoiling a country in warfare | ||
| Synonyms | rapine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pillage, pillaging, plundering | ||
| 3. | rape (act) the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will | ||
| Synonyms | assault, ravishment, violation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carnal abuse, date rape, statutory rape | ||
English verb: rape | |||
| 1. | rape (social) force (someone) to have sex against their will | ||
| Samples | The woman was raped on her way home at night. | ||
| Examples | They want to rape the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, ravish, violate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, set on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gang-rape | ||
| 2. | rape (contact) destroy and strip of its possession | ||
| Samples | The soldiers raped the beautiful country. | ||
| Synonyms | despoil, plunder, spoil, violate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
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