devirginate
/diːˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒɪneɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "The Troians retire to their walls, and the Grecians to their Camp, when Achilles at a feſtivall relates the wonderfull story of Cygnus; which is paralell'd by Neſtor with another of Ceneus, once a maid, then called Cænis and devirginated by Neptune […]"
- "Fair Hero, left devirginate, Weighs and with fury wails her state: But with her love and woman wit She argues, and approveth it."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Middle English
- First known use: First attested in 1583
Word Breakdown
- Root: devirginat, dēvirginātus