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vergewaltigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
  • violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.

Senses

vergewaltigen is used for these senses in English:

  • abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • abuse (transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]
  • violate (transitive) To rape.

abuse — full definition

  1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
  2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
  3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
  4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

violate — full definition

  1. verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.
  2. verb To disturb or intrude on something that should be respected, such as someone's privacy or a sacred place.

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