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English
Etymology
Latin dēvirginātus.
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /diːˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒɪneɪt/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /diːˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒɪnət/
Verb
devirginate (third-person singular simple present devirginates, present participle devirginating, simple past and past participle devirginated)
- To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
1552, Bartolomé de las Casas, “Chapter 11”, in A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies:a profligate Christian attempted to devirginate a Maid, but the Mother being present, resisted him, and endeavouring to free her from his intended Rape, whereat the Spaniard enrag'd, cut off her Hand with a short Sword, and stab'd the Virgin in several places, till she Expir'd
- 1621-1626, George Sandys, Metamorphoses
- once a maid , then called Cænis and devirginated by Neptune
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
devirginate (not comparable)
- Deprived of virginity.
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
dēvirgināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēvirginō