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molest
Overview of verb molest
The verb molest has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) molest -- (harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to)
2. harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -- (annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers")
Grep of noun molest
molestation
molester
Antonyms of verb molest
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb molest
2 senses of molest
Sense 1
molest
=> assail, assault, set on, attack
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> displease
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb molest
1 of 2 senses of molest
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> needle, goad
=> torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
=> haze
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb molest
2 senses of molest
Sense 1
molest
=> assail, assault, set on, attack
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
'Cause To' of verb molest
Derived Forms of verb molest
2 senses of molest
Sense 1
molest
RELATED TO>(noun) molestation#1
=> molestation
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
RELATED TO>(noun) molestation#2
=> harassment, molestation
Domain of verb molest
Domain Terms of verb molest
Familiarity of verb molest
molest used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb molest
2 senses of molest
Sense 1
molest
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
EX: Sam cannot molest Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb molest
2 senses of molest
Sense 1
molest
> assail, assault, set on, attack
=> bait
=> sic, set
=> bulldog
=> rush
=> blindside
=> savage
=> reassail
=> jump
=> beset, set upon
=> rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
=> desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
=> molest
Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
> annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
=> get, get under one's skin
=> eat into, fret, rankle, grate
=> peeve
=> ruffle
=> fret
=> harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> antagonize, antagonise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb molest
Sense 1
molest
=> assail, assault, set on, attack
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Sense 2
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
=> annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
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Grep of verb molest
molest
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