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 the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
• vitiate verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.

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 the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
2. verb To deprive of flowers.
3. verb To deprive of grace and beauty.

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