deflower

verb

de·flow·er (ˌ)dē-ˈflau̇(-ə)r

deflowered; deflowering; deflowers

transitive verb

: to deprive of virginity

: to take away the prime beauty of

deflowerer noun

Examples of deflower in a Sentence

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Women asked him to deflower their daughters. —

Mike Sager, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021 Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster’s daughter before the start of term. —

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 Apr. 2022 While da Silva’s block of the Sunset may have been deflowered, the mural lives on via social media. —

Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019 By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term. —

Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 13 Feb. 2018 The quasi-autobiographical story details how her horseback riding instructor (played by Elizabeth Debicki) and running coach (Jason Ritter) allegedly conspired to deflower her. —

Deirdre Durkan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English deflouren, from Middle French or Late Latin; Old French desflorer, from Late Latin deflorare, from Latin de- + flor-, flos flower — more at blow

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of deflower was in the 14th century

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