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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. deprive of virginity;
- Example: "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
[syn: deflower, ruin]

2. make imperfect;
- Example: "nothing marred her beauty"
[syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled deflour.] [imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflowering.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.] 1. To deprive of flowers. [1913 Webster] An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament. [1913 Webster] 3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce. [1913 Webster] If a man had deflowered a virgin. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deflower v 1: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" [syn: deflower, ruin] 2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]