Antonyms for de flowers

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-flou-er

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈflaʊ ər

Definition of de flowers

Origin : late 14c., "deprive (a maiden) of her virginity," also "excerpt the best parts of (a book)," from Old French desflorer (13c., Modern French déflorer) "to deflower (a garden); to take the virginity of," from Late Latin deflorare, from de- (see de-) + flos "flower" (see flora). Notion is "to strip of flowers," hence "to ravish," which is the oldest sense in English.
The French Indians are said not to have deflowered any of our young women they captivated. [James Adair, "The Life of an Indian Trader," London, 1775]

As in outrage : verb wrong, offend, abuse
As in debauch : verb deprave, corrupt
As in defile : verb corrupt, violate
As in deflower : verb ravish; take away beauty

Example sentences :

I he'ped keep de yard pretty an' clean, de grass cut, an' de flowers' tended to an' cut.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration

De last one to die was my brother, Stocklin, that tended to de flowers and gardens of people in Winnsboro for many years.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 » by Works Projects Administration

Soon as de flowers wilt she put fresh ones in de place (she turns to Cupid).
Extract from : « The Southern Cross » by Foxhall Daingerfield, Jr.

De flowers o' de prairie, de birds o' de air could not show you colors like dem.
Extract from : « A Man for the Ages » by Irving Bacheller

Synonyms for de flowers

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