Definition of violate Violate

/vajˈʌlejt/ - [vayuleyt] - vi•o•late

We found 16 definitions of violate from 5 different sources.

What does violate mean?

WordNet

Verb violates, violating, violated
violate - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
		go against, break
		conform to observe; "conform to the rules"
		fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement"
violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
		disturb, touch damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
violate - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
		transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break
		observe, keep stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
		disrespect have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
		sin, transgress, trespass commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
		boob, drop the ball, goof, sin, blunder commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
		run afoul, conflict, contravene, infringe go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
		trespass break the law
		intrude, trespass thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
		rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
		set on, assail, assault, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
		gang-rape rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"
violate - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
		rape, spoil, despoil, plunder
		destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
		desecrate, profane, outrage
		set on, assail, assault, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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Wiktionary

violate (Verb)
To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to rules, conventions, etc..
violate (Verb)
To rape.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

violate (v. t.)
To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
violate (v. t.)
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.
violate (v. t.)
To disturb; to interrupt.
violate (v. t.)
To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

violate
To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
violate
To break, disregard or act not according to rules, conventions, etc.
violate
To remove the consecration from a person or an object.