- molest mo·lest vt
- [məʊ'lɛst]
(trouble) importunare, (harm), (Law: sexually) molestare
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molest mo·lest vt
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molest — mo·lest /mə lest/ vt 1: to annoy, disturb, or persecute esp. with hostile intent or injurious effect 2: to make annoying sexual advances to; specif: to force physical and usu. sexual contact on (as a child) mo·les·ta·tion /ˌmō ˌles tā shən, ˌmä … Law dictionary
molest — [mə lest′, mōlest′] vt. [ME molesten < OFr molester < L molestare < molestus, troublesome < moles, a burden: see MOLE3] 1. to annoy, interfere with, or meddle with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to trouble or harm ☆ 2. to… … English World dictionary
Molest — Mo*lest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molesting}.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d {Mole}.] To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molest — Mo*lest , n. Molestation. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molest — mo|lest [məˈlest] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus heavy, annoying , from moles mass ] 1.) to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
molest — UK [məˈlest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms molest : present tense I/you/we/they molest he/she/it molests present participle molesting past tense molested past participle molested 1) to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a… … English dictionary
molest — mo|lest [ mə lest ] verb transitive 1. ) to hurt someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or forcing them to do sexual acts 2. ) to behave in a violent or threatening way toward someone ╾ mo|les|ta|tion [ ,moule steıʃn ] noun … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
molest — mo·lest || mÉ™ lest v. bother, annoy, harass; sexually harass … English contemporary dictionary
molest — mo•lest [[t]məˈlɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) to bother, interfere with, or annoy 2) a) to make indecent sexual advances to b) cvb to assault sexually • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < L molestāre to irk, der. of molestus irksome; cf. mōlēs mass, burden, trouble … From formal English to slang
molest — molestation /moh le stay sheuhn, mol e /, n. molester, n. molestful, adj. /meuh lest /, v.t. 1. to bother, interfere with, or annoy. 2. to make indecent sexual advances to. 3. to assault sexually. [1325 75; ME molesten < L molestare to irk, deriv … Universalium
molest — mo|lest Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
