Beset and Rape

Beset

Beset verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

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Rape and beset are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rape" instead a verb "Beset".

Rape verb - To engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent.

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Beset and rape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beset" instead a verb "Rape".

man	beset man	rape man
way	beset way	rape way

A particularly horrible (in a good way) portrayal is in The Proposition, when Morris and Martha Stanley's Christmas dinner is beset by outlaw Arthur Burns and Side Kick Sam Stote, who have come to rape and murder.

Source: Saving Christmas

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