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Molest is defined as to harm, or to make unwanted sexual advances, or to sexually assault.

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An example of molest is someone cutting off a cat's tail.
An example of molest is a teacher putting his hands up a girl student's skirt.
An example of molest is a brother forcing his younger sister to have sex with him.

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See molest in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to annoy, interfere with, or meddle with so as to trouble or harm, or with intent to trouble or harm
☆ to make improper advances to, esp. of a sexual nature
to assault or attack (esp. a child) sexually

Origin: ME molesten < OFr molester < L molestare < molestus, troublesome < moles, a burden: see mole

Related Forms:

molestation noun
molester noun

See molest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests

To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.
To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English molesten

Origin: , from Old French molester

Origin: , from Latin molestāre

Origin: , from molestus, troublesome

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Related Forms:

moˌles·taˈtion (mōˌlĕ-stāˈshən) noun

mo·lestˈer noun

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