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Meaning of 'violate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Violate [ v. t.]
- To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
- 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.
- To disturb; to interrupt.
- To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.

Meaning of 'violate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . violate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Example in sentence:
  • break a law;
  • break a promise;
  • offend all laws of humanity;
  • violate the basic laws or human civilization
Meaning (2):
- violate the sacred character of a place or language
Example in sentence:
  • desecrate a cemetery;
  • profane the name of God;
  • violate the sanctity of the church
Meaning (3):
- destroy
Example in sentence:
  • Don't violate my garden;
  • violate my privacy
Meaning (4):
- destroy and strip of its possession
Example in sentence:
  • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Meaning (5):
- force (someone) to have sex against their will
Example in sentence:
  • The woman was raped on her way home at night
Meaning (6):
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Example in sentence:
  • This sentence violates the rules of syntax

Nearby Words:

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