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Defenition of the word violate

    • Defenition of the word violate

      • To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person, without their consent.
      • To break, disregard or act not according to rules, conventions, etc.
      • To remove the consecration from a person or an object.
      • violate the sacred character of a place, such as a graveyard
      • destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
      • assault sexually; force to have sex
      • act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
      • harm or destroy; "Don't violate my garden"
      • 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!"
      • destroy; "Don''t violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
      • force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
      • violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
      • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
      • destroy
      • destroy and strip of its possession
      • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
      • force (someone) to have sex against their will
      • violate the sacred character of a place or language
      • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

    Synonyms for the word violate

      • breach
      • break
      • desecrate
      • despoil
      • dishonor
      • dishonour
      • go against
      • infract
      • offend
      • outrage
      • plunder
      • profane
      • rape
      • ravish
      • transgress

    Hyponyms for the word violate

      • blunder
      • boob
      • conflict
      • contravene
      • drop the ball
      • fly in the face of
      • fly in the teeth of
      • gang-rape
      • goof
      • infringe
      • intrude
      • run afoul
      • sin
      • transgress
      • trespass

    Hypernyms for the word violate

      • assail
      • assault
      • attack
      • destroy
      • disrespect
      • disturb
      • ruin
      • set on
      • touch

    Antonyms for the word violate

      • comply
      • conform to

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