date rape noun 2date-rape verb 1forms 4 noun2 •A rape committed by an acquaintance of the victim while out on a date.However, from a more practical point of view it would be wise to adopt a distinction between "date rape" and "stranger rape" since jurors are likely to adopt such a distinction on their own. — 1974 •A rape committed after a perpetrator first secretly administers a sedative or memory-inhibiting drug (a date rape drug) to a victim under the cover of a social setting.In this light, it is not very surprising that so many date-rape charges fly after these "hook-ups". — 2000 date-rape verb1 •To rape a person while out on a date with them. formsdate-raped · date-raping · date-rapes · date rapes