date-rape

1 of 2

verb

date-raped; date-raping; date-rapes

transitive verb

: to commit date rape on
date rapist noun

date rape

2 of 2

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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Verb
The paper further reported that officials did not specify if the needles had been spiked by date-rape drugs like Rohypnol or GHB. Liam Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025 The detection window for common date-rape drugs is hours, making quick testing crucial, said Scott Baker. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Noun
Hill said the tests all came back clear, but that she wasn’t screened for GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) or other drugs that are commonly used as date rape drugs. Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025 The new toilet-tank lid and porcelain dust in the vic’s hair make the murder weapon easy to identify, and the Rohypnol in Ryan’s suitcase points to a date rape gone wrong. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for date-rape

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1984, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of date-rape was in 1975

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“Date-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date-rape. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

date rape

noun
: rape committed by the victim's date

Medical Definition

date rape

noun
: 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
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