Meaning of VIOLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'vIu`leyt
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- [v] destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
- [v] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- [v] act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
- [v] assault sexually; force to have sex
- [v] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
- [v] fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!"
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| | Synonyms: | | breach, break, break, desecrate, despoil, dishonor, dishonour, go against, go against, infract, offend, outrage, plunder, profane, rape, rape, ravish, spoil, transgress |
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| | See Also: | | assail, assault, attack, blunder, boob, conflict, contravene, destroy, disrespect, disturb, gang-rape, goof, infringe, intrude, ruin, run afoul, set on, sin, sin, touch, transgress, trespass, trespass | |
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| | Definition: | | \Vi"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Violates}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Violating}.] [L. violatus, p. p. of violare to
violate, fr. vis strength, force. See {Violent}.]
1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his
daughters with rape. --Milton.
2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held
sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break
forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe.
Violated vows 'Twixt the souls of friend and friend.
--Shak.
Oft have they violated The temple, oft the law, with
foul affronts. --Milton.
3. To disturb; to interrupt. ``Employed, it seems, to violate
sleep.'' --Milton.
4. To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.
Syn: To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress;
profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.
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