deflower

From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre.

• Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/

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deflower (third-person singular simple present deflowers, present participle deflowering, simple past and past participle deflowered)

1. (transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

   Synonym: deflorate

   • 1995, Harmony Korine, Kids, spoken by Telly:

     But when you deflower a girl, that's it. You did it. You were the one. No one else can ever do it.

2. (transitive) To deprive of flowers.
3. (transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.

• defloration, deflowerment

• flowered, reflowed