deflower /(?)/

de·flow·er

deflower

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Deflowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflowering

  1. To deprive of flowers.
    An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens.
    — W. Montagu.
  2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament.
  3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.
    If a man had deflowered a virgin.