date-rape

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verb

ˈdāt-ˌrāp 

date-raped; date-raping; date-rapes

transitive verb

: to commit date rape on

date rapist noun

date rape

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noun

: rape committed by the victim's date

broadly : acquaintance rape

Examples of date-rape in a Sentence

Noun

He was accused of date rape.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The laws also tackle issues related to housing affordability, the difficulty of fixing your own iPhone and other electronic devices, and screening measures to detect date-rape drugs in alcoholic drinks at bars and nightclubs. —Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024

Alwyn’s character in that final section (narratively the strongest) ends up date-raping his ex. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 June 2024

Noun

Police found incriminating items in the car, including guns, wigs, a date rape drug, a notebook detailing their plans and several personal items belonging to Silverman, including her keys and a forged deed to her townhouse. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024

Transit police in New York City have captured a man carrying a date rape drug at Penn Station in connection with the discovery of a dead woman stuffed in a suitcase near an apartment complex on suburban Long Island, according to authorities. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1984, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

date rape

noun

: rape committed by the victim's date

Medical Definition

date rape

noun

ˈdāt- 

: rape committed by the victim's date

broadly : acquaintance rape

Legal Definition

date rape

noun

: rape committed by the victim's date

broadly : acquaintance rape