constuprate

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constuprate

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Borrowed from Latin constuprātus, perfect passive participle of constuprō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- + stuprum (“dishonor, shame”) + -ō.

verb constuprates · constuprating · constuprated

  1. obsolete To rape, violate. Anno 1527, when Rome was sacked by Burbonius,[…]their wives and loveliest daughters constuprated by every base cullion, as Sejanus' daughter was by the hangman in public […].

    Similar: abuse, outrage, ravish, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, misuse, oppress, pollute, rape

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@misc{constuprate_2026,
  title = {constuprate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/constuprate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}