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We have found lemma(root) word of rapes : rape.
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[reɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the crime of forcing or compelling someone to have sex without their consent
(e.g: he denied two charges of rape)
- the wanton destruction or spoiling of a place
(e.g: the rape of the countryside)
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Origin
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late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’
[reɪp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- force or compel (someone) to have sex without their consent
(e.g: the woman was raped at knifepoint)
- spoil or destroy (a place)
(e.g: timber men doubt the government's ability to ensure the forests are not raped)
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Origin
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late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’
[reɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a plant of the cabbage family with bright yellow heavily scented flowers, especially a variety (oilseed rape) grown for its oil-rich seed and as stockfeed
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late Middle English (originally denoting the turnip plant): from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’
[reɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the stalks and skins of grapes left after winemaking, used in making vinegar
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from French râpe, from Old French rasper rasp. Rape wine (from French vin râpé) dates from the early 17th century.
[reɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- (in the UK) any of the six ancient divisions of Sussex
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Old English rap, variant of rope, with reference to the fencing-off of land
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