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molests

molests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of molest.

Meaning of molest

Verb

molest (third-person singular simple present molests, present participle molesting, simple past and past participle molested)

  1. To sexually assault or sexually harass.
    • I knew you wasn't normal ever since the age of nine / I, heard you were molested when you hit the age of five / So, in a sense I sensed that all your innocence had died / You, swallowing all of your pride, won't, let anybody inside / As you cry me a thousand lakes on my shoulder blade, I say /...2018, “Taboo”, in Ta13oo (hip-hop), performed by Denzel Curry, United States
    Synonyms:
    come on to, diddle[black humor|humorous]]>, touch
  2. (dated) To annoy, trouble, or afflict.
    • They have molested the church with needless opposition.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  3. (dated) To disturb or tamper with.
    Synonyms:
    dabble in, interfere with, meddle with

Questions about molests

What is molests the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Molests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of molest.

Words near molests in the dictionary

  1. molesters
  2. molestest
  3. molesteth
  4. molestful
  5. molesting
  6. molests
  7. Molesworth
  8. Molesworthian
  9. moletrap
  10. moletraps
  11. moletronic

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