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Webster 1913 Edition
Molest
Mo-lest′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Molested
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Molesting
.] [F.
molester
, L. molestare
, fr. molestus
troublesome, fr. moles
a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole
.] To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.
They have
molested
the church with needless opposition. Hooker.
Syn. – To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.
Mo-lest′
,Noun.
Molestation.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Molest
MOLEST'
,Verb.
T.
To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy.
They have molested the church with needless opposition.
Definition 2024
molest
molest
English
Verb
molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)
- To annoy intentionally.
- To disturb or tamper with.
- Hooker
- They have molested the church with needless opposition.
- Hooker
- To sexually abuse, especially a minor.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to abuse
to annoy intentionally
External links
- molest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- molest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911