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deflower

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈflaʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di flou′ər)

de•flow•er (di flou′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.

Sex and Genderto deprive (a woman) of virginity.
to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity, etc.
to deprive or strip of flowers:The deer had deflowered an entire section of the garden.

Latin dēflōrāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + flōr-, stem of flōs flower + -āre infinitive suffix
Old French desflorer
Middle English deflouren 1350–1400

de•flow′er•er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

deflower /diːˈflaʊə/ vb (transitive)

old-fashioned to deprive of virginity, esp by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse
to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate
to rob or despoil of flowers

'deflower' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

defloration - ruin

Synonyms: ravish, molest, despoil, rape, have sex with, more...

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