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deflower

 
Dictionary: de·flow·er
(dē-flou'ər) pronunciation
tr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
  1. To take away the virginity of (a woman).
  2. To destroy the innocence, integrity, or beauty of; ravage.

[Middle English deflouren, from Old French defflourer, from Late Latin dēflōrāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower.]

deflowerer de·flow'er·er n.

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verb

    To deprive of virginity: defile, violate. See sex/asexual.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: deprive of virginity
  Synonym: ruin

Meaning #2: make imperfect
  Synonyms: mar, impair, spoil, vitiate


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - deflorere, skænde, fjerne blomster fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmaagden

Français (French)
v. tr. - déflorer, (Bot) défleurir

Deutsch (German)
v. - entjungfern, deflorieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακορεύω, ξεπαρθενεύω

Italiano (Italian)
deflorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deflorar

Русский (Russian)
лишать девственности, портить, срывать цветки

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desflorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beröva, deflorera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
辣手摧花, 采花

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 辣手摧花, 採花

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 미를 훼손하다, 지저분하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 花をもぎ取る, 美を奪う, 処女を奪う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفض غشا البكارة لفتاة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביתק בתולים, שדד‬


 
 
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