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Synonyms
rape1 (rāp)

[Middle English, from rapen, to rape, from Old French raper, to abduct, from Latin rapere, to seize.]

noun 

  1. The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse.
  2. The act of seizing and carrying off by force; abduction.
  3. Abusive or improper treatment; violation: a rape of justice.

transitive verb: raped, rap·ing, rapes. 

  1. To force (another person) to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse; commit rape on.
  2. To seize and carry off by force.
  3. To plunder or pillage.

derivatives

raṕer
noun
rape2 (rāp)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rāpa pl. of rāpum, turnip.]

noun 

A European plant (Brassica napus) of the mustard family, cultivated as fodder and for its seed that yields a valuable oil. Also called colza, oil-seed rape
rape3 (rāp)

[French râpe, grape stalk, from Old French, from rasper, to scrape; see rasp.]

noun 

The refuse of grapes left after the extraction of the juice in winemaking.