rapable

rape

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyp]
- /reɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyp]
- /reɪp/

Definitions of rapable word

noun rapable unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim. 1
noun rapable statutory rape. 1
noun rapable an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside. 1
noun rapable Archaic. the act of seizing and carrying off by force. 1
verb with object rapable to commit the crime of rape on (a person). 1
verb with object rapable to plunder (a place); despoil: The logging operation raped a wide tract of forest without regard for the environmental impact of their harvesting practices. 1

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Origin of rapable

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English rapen < Anglo-French raper < Latin rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French ra(a)p(e), derivative of raper

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Parts of speech for Rapable

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rapable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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