deflower
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)
- (General American) IPA(key): /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb edit
deflower (third-person singular simple present deflowers, present participle deflowering, simple past and past participle deflowered)
- (transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
- Synonym: deflorate
- 1995, Harmony Korine, Kids, spoken by Telly:
- But when you deflower a girl, that's it. You did it. You were the one. No one else can ever do it.
- (transitive) To deprive of flowers.
- (transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
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Translations edit
to take the virginity of a woman or girl
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