molest
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestare (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.
VerbEdit
molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)
- To annoy intentionally.
- To disturb or tamper with.
- Hooker
- They have molested the church with needless opposition.
- Hooker
- To sexually abuse, especially a minor.
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
to abuse
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to annoy intentionally
External linksEdit
- molest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- molest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911