deflower

[dih-flou-er]

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive (a woman) of virginity.

2. to despoil of beauty, freshness, sanctity, etc.

3. to deprive or strip of flowers.

   The deer had deflowered an entire section of the garden.

deflower

/ diːˈflaʊə /

verb

1. to deprive of virginity, esp by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse

2. to despoil of beauty, innocence, etc; mar; violate

3. to rob or despoil of flowers

Other Word Forms

• deflowerer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deflower¹

1350–1400; Middle English deflouren < Old French desflorer < Latin dēflōrāre, equivalent to dē- de- + flōr-, stem of flōs flower + -āre infinitive suffix