date-raped; date-raping; date-rapes
: to commit date rape on
date rapist
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.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Williams has denied giving women date-rape drugs, and says that any encounters with his accusers were consensual.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Young later described the child's conception as date rape.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Then six more anonymous accusers came forward; some claimed that the oils, along with drinks they were served, contained date-rape drugs.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Williams has denied giving women date-rape drugs, and says that any encounters with his accusers were consensual.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
Which businesses must offer test kits for date rape drugs?
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
Young later described the child's conception as date rape.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Date-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date-rape. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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date rape
noun
: rape committed by the victim's date
broadly
: acquaintance rape
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