'deflower' definitions:

Definition of 'deflower'

(from WordNet)
verb
Deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" [syn: deflower, ruin]
verb
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]

Definition of 'deflower'

From: GCIDE
  • deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled deflour.] [imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflowering.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.]
  • 1. To deprive of flowers. [1913 Webster]
  • An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce. [1913 Webster]
  • If a man had deflowered a virgin. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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