растлева́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
• deflower verb To take away the virginity of a person, particularly a woman or girl.
• vitiate verb To spoil something or lower its quality or usefulness.

Senses

растлева́ть is used for these senses in English:

• defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
• deflower (transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
• vitiate (transitive, archaic) To violate, to rape.

defile — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

deflower — full definition

1. verb To take away the virginity of a person, particularly a woman or girl.
2. verb To remove the flowers from a plant.
3. verb To take away someone's or something's beauty and charm.

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