v. t. | 1. | To treat in a violent manner; to abuse. |
2. | 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. | |
3. | To disturb; to interrupt. | |
4. | To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage. |
Verb | 1. | violate - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" Synonyms: go against, break Antonyms: conform to - observe; "conform to the rules" |
2. | violate - act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law" | |
3. | violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" | |
4. | violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" | |
5. | violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" | |
6. | violate - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |