rape

1. 1.

   force (someone) to have sex against their will

   “The woman was raped on her way home at night”

   Synonymsravishviolateassaultdishonordishonouroutrage

   Broaderassail

   Narrowergang-rape
2. 2.

   destroy and strip of its possession

   “The soldiers raped the beautiful country”

   Synonymsspoildespoilviolateplunder

   Broaderdestroy

Other forms of rape

plural

rapes·

past tense

raped·

present participle

raping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rape

What does rape mean?

rape means "Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rape?

rape has 1 syllable: rape. In IPA it is /ˈɹeɪp/.

What is another word for rape?

Close synonyms include colza, Brassica napus, rapine, violation, assault. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rape a common word?

rape is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.