violate

vi·o·late  (v-lt)

tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates

1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example).

2. To assault (a person) sexually.

3. To do harm to (property or qualities considered sacred); desecrate or defile.

4. To disturb rudely or improperly; interrupt: violated our privacy.

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[Middle English violaten, from Latin violre, violt-, from vs, vi-, force; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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vio·lative adj.

vio·lator n.

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violate [ˈvaɪəˌleɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to break, disregard, or infringe (a law, agreement, etc.)

2. to rape or otherwise sexually assault

3. to disturb rudely or improperly; break in upon

4. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; outrage he violated a sanctuary

5. Obsolete to mistreat physically

adj

Archaic violated or dishonoured

[from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength]

violable  adj

violability , violableness n

violably  adv

violation  n

violative  adj

violator , violater n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	violate - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" go against, break fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of - go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" conform to - observe; "conform to the rules"
	2.	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" breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, break disrespect - show a lack of respect for sin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" trespass - break the law trespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	3.	violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" disturb, touch - tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
	4.	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, outrage, profane assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
	5.	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 assail, assault, set on, 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"
	6.	violate - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" despoil, rape, plunder, spoil ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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violate

verb

1. break, infringe, disobey, transgress, ignore, defy, disregard, flout, rebel against, contravene, fly in the face of, overstep, not comply with, take no notice of, encroach upon, pay no heed to, infract They violated the ceasefire agreement.
break respect, honour, uphold, obey

2. invade, infringe on, disturb, upset, shatter, disrupt, impinge on, encroach on, intrude on, trespass on, obtrude on These journalists were violating her family's privacy.

3. desecrate, profane, defile, abuse, outrage, pollute, deface, dishonour, vandalize, treat with disrespect, befoul Police are still searching for the people who violated the graves.
desecrate respect, honour, revere, set on a pedestal

4. rape, molest, sexually assault, ravish, abuse, assault, interfere with, sexually abuse, indecently assault, force yourself on He broke into a woman's home and attempted to violate her.

Translations

violate [ˈvaɪəleɪt] VT

1. (= breach) [+ law] → violar, infringir, quebrantar; [+ constitution, agreement, treaty] → violar, infringir, vulnerar (Comm, Pol) [+ sanctions] → incumplir, desobedecer; [+ contract] → no cumplir, incumplir; [+ rights] → violar, vulnerar; [+ privacy] → invadir
to violate sb's trust → abusar de la confianza de algn

2. (= defile) [+ grave] → profanar

3. (o.f. or liter) (= rape) → violar

violate [ˈvaɪəleɪt] vt

(= break) [+ agreement, law, promise] → violer

(= disturb) [+ privacy, peace] → violer

(= desecrate) [+ tomb, graveyard] → violer

violate

vt

treaty, promise → brechen; (partially) → verletzen; law, rule, moral code → verletzen, verstoßen gegen; rights, airspace → verletzen; truth → vergewaltigen

(= disturb) holy place → entweihen, schänden; peacefulness → stören; to violate somebody’s privacy → in jds Privatsphäre eindringen; it’s violating a person’s privacy to … → es ist ein Eingriff in jemandes Privatsphäre, wenn man …; the shriek of the jets now violates that once peaceful spot → durch das Heulen der Düsenflugzeuge ist die Idylle dieses Fleckchens zerstört worden

(= rape) → vergewaltigen, schänden

violate [ˈvaɪəˌleɪt] vt → violare

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violate [ˈvaɪəˌleɪt] vt → violare