Hypertext Webster Gateway: "molest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Molest \Mo*lest"\, n.
Molestation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Molest \Mo*lest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Molesting}.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus
troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d
{Mole}.]
To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with;
to vex.
They have molested the church with needless opposition.
--Hooker.
Syn: To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy;
vex; tease.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
molest
v 1: harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
2: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry},
{chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague},
{provoke}]
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