rape

Meaning

1. The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being.
2. An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.
3. An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.
4. The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.
5. The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.
6. (obsolete) That which is snatched away.
7. (obsolete) Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.

violate

Brassica napus

sexually assault

have sexual intercourse

Swedish turnip

take by force

violation of chastity

waste

commit a rape

tear from

genital torture

rutabaga plant

swede turnip

rappi

rapa

commit adultery

criminal assault

oil seed rape

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹeɪp/

From Middle English rapen, rappen (“to abduct; ravish; seduce; rape; seize; snatch; carry off; transport”), probably from Latin rapere (verb), possibly through or influenced by Anglo-Norman rap, rape (noun) (compare also ravish). But compare Swedish rappa (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), Low German rapen (“to snatch, seize”), Dutch rapen (“to pick up, gather, collect”); the relationship with Germanic forms is not clear. Cognate with Lithuanian reikėti (“to be in need”). Compare also rap (“seize, snatch”). Further, some senses may be from Etymology 3, an Old Norse word.