raped
- 1Simple past and past participle of rape.
Prosecutors proved that the defendant had raped several victims over many years.
The conquering army raped the countryside, carrying off everything of value.
Note
A regular form: one spelling serves as the simple past (they raped) and as the past participle, which follows have in perfect tenses and be in the passive (she was raped). The older meanings of rape, to seize, abduct, plunder or despoil, still shape phrases like a raped countryside. The slang uses, meaning to trounce someone or to treat them unfairly, are offensive and best avoided.
raped is a form of rape
rape, verb: To have sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration with someone without their consent, by force, threat, or when they cannot consent. Full entry
- Spelling
- rape → raped: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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