Violate

Quick meaning: Violate is a verb meaning (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

Meaning

(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To rape.
2. (transitive, prison slang) To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
3. Subject to violation.
4. Synonym of violated.
5. (obsolete) Morally impure.

Example Sentences

Drinking-and-driving violates the law.

Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.

If you don't have a job, you can't pay the money, then you get violated and have to go back to prison.

Bulgarian soldiers in the meantime entered Turkish houses, violated the women and girls and stole everything they could lay their hands on.

Word Forms

• violates
• violating
• violated
• violatest
• violatedst
• violateth

Synonyms for violate

Depending on context, synonyms include ravish, viole, vitiate, abuse, constuprate, defile.

Antonyms for violate

Common opposites include comply, obey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include infract, desecrate, dishonour, profane, dishonor, offend.

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