deflower (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *deflower*:
VERB	contact	deflower, ruin	deprive of virginity
change	deflower, mar, impair, spoil, vitiate	make imperfect

English > *deflower*: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	deprive of virginity.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
Synonym	ruin
Broader	copulate, mate, pair, couple	Engage in sexual intercourse
Spanish	desflorar, desgraciar
Nouns	defloration	the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
Nouns	defloration	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

English > *deflower*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	make imperfect.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	mar, impair, spoil, vitiate
Narrower	deface, disfigure, blemish	mar or spoil the appearance of
Narrower	defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Broader	damage	inflict damage / damage upon
Spanish	arruinar, desflorar, deteriorar, estropear, macular, manchar, viciar
Catalan	deteriorar, espatllar, macular, tacar
Nouns	defloration	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

HyperDic: deflower