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Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.
Karl Kraus

Meaning of "deflower" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFLOWER

deflower  [diːˈflaʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFLOWER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deflower is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb deflower in English.

WHAT DOES DEFLOWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deflower

Virginity

Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth. Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence before marriage, and then to engage in sexual acts only with the marriage partner. The concept of virginity usually involves moral or religious issues and can have consequences in terms of social status and in interpersonal relationships. The term virgin originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern, and ethical concepts. Heterosexual individuals may or may not consider loss of virginity to occur only through penile-vaginal penetration, while people of other sexual orientations often include oral sex, anal sex or mutual masturbation in their definitions of losing one's virginity.

Definition of deflower in the English dictionary

The first definition of deflower in the dictionary is to deprive of virginity, esp by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse. Other definition of deflower is to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate. Deflower is also to rob or despoil of flowers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFLOWER

PRESENT

Present
I deflower
you deflower
he/she/it deflowers
we deflower
you deflower
they deflower
Present continuous
I am deflowering
you are deflowering
he/she/it is deflowering
we are deflowering
you are deflowering
they are deflowering
Present perfect
I have deflowered
you have deflowered
he/she/it has deflowered
we have deflowered
you have deflowered
they have deflowered
Present perfect continuous
I have been deflowering
you have been deflowering
he/she/it has been deflowering
we have been deflowering
you have been deflowering
they have been deflowering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I deflowered
you deflowered
he/she/it deflowered
we deflowered
you deflowered
they deflowered
Past continuous
I was deflowering
you were deflowering
he/she/it was deflowering
we were deflowering
you were deflowering
they were deflowering
Past perfect
I had deflowered
you had deflowered
he/she/it had deflowered
we had deflowered
you had deflowered
they had deflowered
Past perfect continuous
I had been deflowering
you had been deflowering
he/she/it had been deflowering
we had been deflowering
you had been deflowering
they had been deflowering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will deflower
you will deflower
he/she/it will deflower
we will deflower
you will deflower
they will deflower
Future continuous
I will be deflowering
you will be deflowering
he/she/it will be deflowering
we will be deflowering
you will be deflowering
they will be deflowering
Future perfect
I will have deflowered
you will have deflowered
he/she/it will have deflowered
we will have deflowered
you will have deflowered
they will have deflowered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been deflowering
you will have been deflowering
he/she/it will have been deflowering
we will have been deflowering
you will have been deflowering
they will have been deflowering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would deflower
you would deflower
he/she/it would deflower
we would deflower
you would deflower
they would deflower
Conditional continuous
I would be deflowering
you would be deflowering
he/she/it would be deflowering
we would be deflowering
you would be deflowering
they would be deflowering
Conditional perfect
I would have deflower
you would have deflower
he/she/it would have deflower
we would have deflower
you would have deflower
they would have deflower
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been deflowering
you would have been deflowering
he/she/it would have been deflowering
we would have been deflowering
you would have been deflowering
they would have been deflowering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you deflower
we let´s deflower
you deflower
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to deflower
Past participle
deflowered
Present Participle
deflowering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFLOWER


beflower
bɪˈflaʊə
bellflower
ˈbɛlˌflaʊə
cauliflower
ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə
coneflower
ˈkəʊnˌflaʊə
cornflour
ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə
cornflower
ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə
dayflower
ˈdeɪˌflaʊə
elderflower
ˈeldəflaʊə
enflower
ɪnˈflaʊə
flour
ˈflaʊə
flower
ˈflaʊə
mayflower
ˈmeɪˌflaʊə
moonflower
ˈmuːnˌflaʊə
passionflower
ˈpæʃənˌflaʊə
reflower
riːˈflaʊə
safflower
ˈsæflaʊə
starflower
ˈstɑːˌflaʊə
strawflower
ˈstrɔːˌflaʊə
sunflower
ˈsʌnˌflaʊə
wallflower
ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFLOWER

deflea
deflect
deflectable
deflection
deflectional
deflective
deflector
deflex
deflexed
deflexion
deflexional
deflexure
deflocculant
deflocculate
deflocculation
deflorate
defloration
deflowerer
defluent
defluxion

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFLOWER

bird of paradise flower
bird-of-paradise flower
blower
cam follower
follower
glass-blower
glower
lower
monkey flower
plower
power
purple coneflower
snowblower
swallower
sword-swallower
the Mayflower
trumpet flower
wax flower
whistle blower
whistle-blower
wild flower

Synonyms and antonyms of deflower in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEFLOWER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deflower» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deflower

Translation of «deflower» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFLOWER

Find out the translation of deflower to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deflower from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deflower» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

采花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desflorar
570 millions of speakers

English

deflower
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रष्ट करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

deflower
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лишить девственности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deflorar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুষ্পহীন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépuceler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deflower
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entjungfern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

deflower
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아름다움을 빼앗다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deflower
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ham hiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்பழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिफ्लॉवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koparmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deflorare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zeszpecić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

позбавити цноти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defloreze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταστρέφω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

DEFLORERA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

deflower
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deflower

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFLOWER»

The term «deflower» is normally little used and occupies the 119.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFLOWER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deflower» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deflower» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deflower

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DEFLOWER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deflower.
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Karl Kraus
Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFLOWER»

Discover the use of deflower in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deflower and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deflower the Boss
Tomoe is a respectable president of his designing company, but from sheer (and strange) coincidence, at Tomoe's 33rd birthday party, all his co-workers find out that he is actually still a virgin.
‎2014
2
The 120 Days of Sodom: Easyread Edition
On the 4th of December, Champville's narrations having prepared the way for the following enterprises, the Duc shall deflower Fanny. On the 5th, the said Fanny shall be wedded to Hyacinthe who, in the presence of the company assembled, ...
Marquise de Sade, 2006
3
The Statutes of the State of Mississippi of a Public and ...
Penalty for unlawfully taking away from parent or guardian, an unmarried female within the age of fourteen years with intent to seduce deflower or contract matrimony with her. Penalty if he deflower or contract matrimony with such female .
Mississippi, 1840
4
The Chambers Dictionary
[L diflorare; see deflower] deflower di-flowr', vt to strip of flowers; to deprive of grace and beauty, or of virginity; to rape (euphem). — n deflower er [OFr desflorer , from LL deflorme to strip flowers off, from L de from, andflos.fldris a flower] defluent ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
5
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
9, 'tis Felony, without Benefit of Clergy j if she be so taken as to be married to the Misdoer, or deflower d by him : If the Woman has nothing, and was neither marry ' d nor deflower'd, it is not within the Statute. £. Can the Woman be admitted an ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1743
6
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Volume One: ...
Merely because Hsi-men Ch'ing felt an inclination to deflower this girl,and Ying Po-chüeh and Hsieh Hsi-ta were on the spot to aid and abet him in this enterprise , he took the bait. The next day he sent a page boy to his house to fetch fifty taels  ...
‎2013
7
Shakespeare's Bawdy
'She an eater of her mother's flesh By the defiling of her parent's bed', Pericles,  i 30–131. deflower. To devirginate; to rape (a married woman). 'Let my spleenful sons this trull deflower', Titus Andronicus, II iii 191 and  26 (see Tereus) and ...
Eric Partridge, 2005
8
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... plenty; excess, surplus, surplusage defile vb 1 syn CONTAMINATE 1, pollute, soil, taint rel desecrate, profane; befoul, dirty, foul, sully, tarnish con consecrate, hallow ant cleanse; purify 2 syn RAPE, deflorate, deflower, force, outrage, ravish,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
9
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
h-flC : 1 AA to deflower or rape a virgin h*flC '• mfl+ to preserve one's honor (or chastity) IrflC : hm4- to rape, violate a woman (hh-fl£A but I am still a virgin) JrflC : 0om(\4i? [funds] for the maintenance of the Imperial palaces (obs.) Yi-ttC 5 ooa\%  ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
10
Statutes of the Mississippi Territory: The Constitution of ...
of fourteen with an intent to seduce, deflower, or contract matrimony with rears with in- her, such offender shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanant loanluec or) an(j on COnviction thereof, before any court of competent ju- contracV matri.
Mississippi, Edward Turner, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFLOWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deflower is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Writer Offers Advice for Girls
The sense of "pride" which boys/men have after they deflower a girl and the girl's eventual loss of pride are facts well illustrated in this chosen ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
2
Where are they now: The cast of Scream
As Sidney's psychotic boyfriend Billy, the doe-eyed boy from the trailer park made it his mission to deflower his gal pal before slaying her. «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
3
Rosario Dawson and Chloe Sevigny reunite for Kids' 20th anniversary
But it wasn't an upbeat tale: It followed Telly, played by Leo Fitzpatrick, now 36, who aimed to deflower as many virgins as he could at a time ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Matt Bomer recalls his days playing a male prostitute and a killer on …
'I bet my fraternity brothers that I could deflower the town virgin. I fell in love with her but she found out about the bet and dumped me.' But that ... «Gay Star News, Jun 15»
5
The Girl Child's Premature Marriage, a Cause of Concern
Informally the elderly at home, who mould or deflower the girl's virgin mind, must inculcate progressive ideas into the girl's mind and make her ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
6
Tomana alleges statements were twisted
... the country's top prosecutor — whose job includes sending sex offenders behind bars — had defended those who deflower underage girls. «NewsDay, Jun 15»
7
Game of Thrones "The Dance of Dragons" Review: Destiny Before …
For a moment I thought Arya would stand in and be the little girl Meryn wanted to deflower, which would be TOO MUCH. Way to show some ... «TV.com, Jun 15»
8
“Mad Men's” California: Hippies, real estate agents, and a place …
Do we have a weaselly, necklace-wearing guru who looks like he is preparing to deflower all the available women? (Check.) Group therapy ... «Salon, May 15»
9
A Black Virgin, a White Hipster and the Myth of Post-Racial America
And the setup, as she puts it, is straightforward: “Ryan, the Brooklyn hipster from Portland, Oregon, is on his way over to deflower me right now. «KQED, May 15»
10
Funny 'Black Virgins' also serious about race
... Ore., is coming over to deflower me.” As Brown segues through a host of characters — her date, college best friend, fiercely protective mother ... «SFGate, May 15»

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