Dictionary

deflower en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre. By surface analysis, de- + flower.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
   • But when you deflower a girl, that's it. You did it. You were the one. No one else can ever do it. 1995, Harmony Korine, Kids, spoken by Telly:
   • I have to admit this outfit's doing it for me; I may or may not have been deflowered by a junior rodeo champion. 2009, Community, spoken by Jeff Winger:
2. (transitive) To deprive of flowers.
3. (transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.

Forms

Deriveds

deflowerment · deflowerer · undeflowered · defloration

Synonyms

deflorate · cherry-pop

Translations (58)

ca desvirgar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · hi कौमार्य भंग करना (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · da deflorere (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ru дефлори́ровать (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · es desflorar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · hu megbecstelenít (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · pt deflorar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · is afmeyja (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ru лиши́ть де́вственности (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · nl ontmaagden (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ar تَصَرُّف (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · hi चीरा उतारना (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · pl rozdziewiczyć (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · sv deflorera (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · eo malvirgigi (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · gl desvirgar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · lb defloréieren (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · la devirgino (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · fr dépuceler (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ru лиша́ть де́вственности (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · hi तसर्रुफ़ (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ro deflora (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ru растли́ть (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ur تَصَرُّف (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · sq zhvirgjëroj (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · cmn 開苞 /开苞 (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · bg обезчестявам (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · es desguabilar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · mk обесчестува (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · it sverginare (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · de entjungfern (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · it deflorare (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · fi viedä neitsyys (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · es desniñar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · te కన్నెరికముతీయు (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · eo deflori (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · fr déflorer (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · cmn 破處 /破处 (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ja 破瓜する (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · de deflorieren (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · tpw mombuk (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · el ξεπαρθενιάζω (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · el διακορεύω (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · tr kızlık bozmak (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · es desvirgar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · tpw ugûyká (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · la defloro (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · gl desflorar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · io desvirgigar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · fa تَصَرُّف (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · cs odpanit (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ru растлева́ть (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · cmn 破瓜 (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ca desflorar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · pt desvirginar (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · pl rozdziewiczać (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · ar اِفْتَضَّ (to take the virginity of a woman or girl) · hi नथ उतारना (to take the virginity of a woman or girl)