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as in ravish; take away beauty

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deflower

verb as in ravish; take away beauty

Strong matches

  • assault
  • defile
  • desecrate
  • despoil
  • devour
  • force
  • harm
  • have
  • mar
  • molest
  • outrage
  • possess
  • ravage
  • ravish
  • ruin
  • seduce
  • spoil
  • violate

Weak matches

  • deflorate
  • depredate

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Words related to deflower are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word deflower. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

debauch

verbas in deprave, corrupt

  • abuse
  • bastardize
  • bestialize
  • betray
  • brutalize
  • debase
  • defile
  • deflower
  • demoralize
  • fornicate
  • fraternize
  • go bad
  • go to hell
  • intrigue
  • inveigle
  • lead astray
  • live in the gutter
  • lure
  • pervert
  • pollute
  • ravish
  • ruin
  • seduce
  • subvert
  • tempt
  • violate
  • vitiate
  • warp
defile

verbas in corrupt, violate

  • abuse
  • adulterate
  • befoul
  • besmirch
  • contaminate
  • debase
  • deflower
  • degrade
  • desecrate
  • dirty
  • discolor
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • hurt
  • maculate
  • make foul
  • mess up
  • molest
  • muck up
  • pollute
  • profane
  • rape
  • ravish
  • scuzz up
  • seduce
  • shame
  • smear
  • soil
  • stain
  • sully
  • taint
  • tar
  • tarnish
  • trash
  • vitiate
outrage

verbas in wrong, offend, abuse

  • affront
  • aggrieve
  • boil over
  • burn up
  • defile
  • deflower
  • desecrate
  • do violence to
  • fire up
  • force
  • ill-treat
  • incense
  • infuriate
  • injure
  • insult
  • jar
  • kick up a row
  • madden
  • make hit the ceiling
  • maltreat
  • mistreat
  • misuse
  • oppress
  • persecute
  • raise Cain
  • rape
  • ravage
  • ravish
  • reach boiling point
  • scandalize
  • shock
  • spoil
  • violate
  • whip up

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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