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deflower

verb

  1. remove flower,beauty,innocence
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/ / /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/

verb

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

  1. 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.

    I have to admit this outfit's doing it for me; I may or may not have been deflowered by a junior rodeo champion.

  2. To deprive of flowers.
  3. To deprive of grace and beauty.