rape

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rape1

▶verb

• 1 (of a man) force (another person) to have sexual intercourse with him against their will.

• 2 spoil or destroy (a place).

▶noun an act or the crime of rape.

– derivatives
raper noun (chiefly US).

– origin ME (orig. denoting violent seizure of property): from Anglo-Norman Fr. rap (n.), raper (v.), from L. rapere ‘seize’.

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rape2

▶noun a plant of the cabbage family with bright yellow flowers, especially a variety (oilseed rape) grown for its oil-rich seed. [Brassica napus.]

– origin ME (orig. denoting the turnip plant): from L. rapum, rapa ‘turnip’.

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rape3

▶noun historical (in the UK) any of the six ancient divisions of Sussex.

– origin OE, var. of rope, with ref. to the fencing-off of land.

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rape4

▶noun (often rapes) the stalks and skins of grapes left after winemaking, used in making vinegar.

– origin C17 (as rape wine): from Fr. râpe, med. L. raspa ‘bunch of grapes’.