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deflower

de-flow′er

,
Verb.
T.
[Previously also spelled
deflour
.]
[
imp. & p. p.
Deflowered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Deflowering
.]
[F.
déflorer
, LL.
deflorare
; L.
de-
+
flos
,
floris
, flower. See
Flower
, and cf.
Deflorate
.]
1.
To deprive of flowers.
An earthquake . . .
deflowering
the gardens.
W. Montagu.
2.
To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.
3.
To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.
If a man had
deflowered
a virgin.
Milton.

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deflower

deflower

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deflower (third-person singular simple present deflowers, present participle deflowering, simple past and past participle deflowered)

  1. (transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

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