Etymology

devirginate

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Today it means: To deprive of virginity; to deflower. Full definition →

Latin dēvirginātus
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devirginate · verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēvirginātus
  2. English todaydevirginate

First attested in 1583; borrowed from Latin dēvirginātus, perfect passive participle of dēvirginō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

devirginate · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromdēvirginātus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdevirginat(e)
  3. English todaydevirginate

First attested in c. 1470, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English devirginat(e), borrowed from Latin dēvirginātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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