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  • 41violate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break, breach; outrage, profane, desecrate; disrespect; transgress, infringe; usurp, encroach; rape, ravish. See illegality, impurity, badness, disobedience, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …

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  • 42ravishing — {{11}}ravishing (adj.) enchanting, early 15c., from prp. of RAVISH (Cf. ravish) (v.). The notion is of carrying off from earth to heaven. {{12}}ravishing (n.) act of plundering, c.1300, verbal noun from RAVISH (Cf. ravish) (v.) …

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  • 43Construprated — Constuprate Con stu*prate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L. constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape.] To ravish; to debauch. Burton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 44Constuprate — Con stu*prate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L. constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape.] To ravish; to debauch. Burton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 45Constuprating — Constuprate Con stu*prate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L. constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape.] To ravish; to debauch. Burton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46dishonor — I noun 1. a state of shame or disgrace (Freq. 1) he was resigned to a life of dishonor • Syn: ↑dishonour • Ant: ↑honor • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 47Ravage — Rav age (r[a^]v [asl]j; 48), n. [F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Ravish}.] Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of… …

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  • 48Stuprate — Stu prate, v. t. [L. stupratus, p. p. of stuprare to ravish, fr. stuprum defilement.] To ravish; to debauch. [R.] Heywood. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 49ravage — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish more at ravish Date: circa 1611 1. an act or practice of ravaging 2. damage resulting from ravaging ; violently destructive effect < the ravages of time > II. verb …

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  • 50John Dowland — Not to be confused with John Noel Dowland. John Dowland[1] (1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, singer, and lutenist. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as Come, heavy sleep (the basis for&#8230; …

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