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List of meaning for violate

to break or fail to comply with a rule or formal agreement

violate, go against, break(verb)

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break(verb)

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"

violate(verb)

destroy

"Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"

desecrate, profane, outrage, violate(verb)

violate the sacred character of a place or language

"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage(verb)

force (someone) to have sex against their will

"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder(verb)

destroy and strip of its possession

"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

to fail to keep

you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect

the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person

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