Meaning of "rape"

rape •

n.
• • 1. a crime of force against a woman or a girl: paggahasa, panggagahasa, paggahis, panggagahis
  • 2. a seizing and carrying off by force: pagtatakas, pagdagit, pandaragit
  • 3. a plundering: pagdambong, pandarambong

v.
• • 1. to commit a crime of force against a woman or girl: manggahis, gumahis, gahisin, manggahasa, gumahasa, gahasain
  • 2. to seize and carry off by force: mandagit, dumagit, dagitin, magtakas, itakas
  • 3. to plunder: mandambong, dambungin

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assault

v.
• • 1. to attack: sumalakay, salakayin
  • 2. to attack, esp. in force: lumusob, lusubin
  • 3. to attack fiercely: dumaluhong, daluhungin
  • 4. to assault a person in a scuffle: umaway, awayin, bumabag, babagin
  • 5. to seize and take by force, rape: gumahasa, manggahasa, gahasain

n.
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violate

v.
• • 1. to break a law, rule, agreement, promise, etc.: lumabag, labagin, sumuway, suwayin
  • 2. to act contrary to, to fail to perform: kumontra, kontrahin, hindi sumunod, hindi sundin, sumalungat, salungatin
  • 3. to break in upon, to disturb: bumasag, basagin, gumulo, guluhin, sumira, sirain
  • 4. to treat with disrespect or contempt: manlapastangan, lumapastangan, lapastanganin, manghamak, humamak, hamakin
  • 5. to use force against: mandahas, dahasin
  • 6. to rape: gumahis, manggahasa gumahasa gahasain, humalay, halayin, gawan ng mahalay

gahasa

v.
• • gahasain (-in) to rape. Ginahasa ng mga sanggano ang babae. The woman was raped by the gangsters.