- 1molest somebody to attack someone, especially a child, sexually synonym abuse
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- 2molest somebody (old-fashioned) to attack someone physically The couple were molested while walking through the park.
molest
verbNAmE//məˈlɛst//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they molest he / she / it molests
past simple molested
-ing form molesting
NAmE//ˌmoʊlɛˈsteɪʃn//, NAmE//ˌmɑlɛˈsteɪʃn//
noun [uncountable] NAmE//məˈlɛstər//
noun a child molesterSee molest in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: molest