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Violate   /vˈaɪəleɪt/   Listen
Violate

verb
(past & past part. violates; pres. part. violating)
1.
Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns.  Synonyms: break, go against.
2.
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.  Synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress.  "Violate the basic laws or human civilization" , "Break a law" , "Break a promise"
3.
Destroy.  "Violate my privacy"
4.
Violate the sacred character of a place or language.  Synonyms: desecrate, outrage, profane.  "Violate the sanctity of the church" , "Profane the name of God"
5.
Force (someone) to have sex against their will.  Synonyms: assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish.
6.
Destroy and strip of its possession.  Synonyms: despoil, plunder, rape, spoil.






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"Violate" Quotes from Famous Books



... going to Norderney, come what might, and sooner or later we must see Dollmann. It was no use promising not to. I had given no pledge to von Brning, and I would give none to her. The only alternative was to violate the compact (which the present fiasco had surely weakened), speak out, and try and make an ally of her. Against her own father? I shrank from the responsibility and counted the cost of failure—certain failure, to judge by her conduct. She began to hoist her lugsail ...
— Riddle of the Sands • Erskine Childers

... king. "I promise beforehand my protection to all who may violate discipline in such a cause. You must present this officer ...
— The Queen's Necklace • Alexandre Dumas pere

... intelligence, is for. Knowing them we can then obey them and reap the beneficent results that are always a part of their fulfilment; knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally, we can fail to observe them, we can violate them, and suffer the results, or even ...
— The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit • Ralph Waldo Trine

... "a painter conceiving a picture and grouping his figures in such a way as to violate the rules of ...
— Common Sense - - Subtitle: How To Exercise It • Yoritomo-Tashi

... truth. vers, towards. verser, to pour. vertu, f; virtue, power. vertueux, virtuous. vtements, m. pl., raiment. veuve, f; widow. victime, f., victim. victoire, f., victory. victorieu-x, -se, victorious. vie, f., life. vieillard, m., old man, vil, vile, helpless. violer, to violate, break. visage, m., face. vivre, to live. voeu, m., vow, prayer, desire. voici, here is; me —, here I am. voil, there is! that is. voile, m., veil, screen, curtain. voir, to see. voix, f., voice. voler, to fly. volont, f., will. votre, ...
— Esther • Jean Racine


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