violate (v.)

  1. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; This sentence violates the rules of syntax

    [ Syn: go against , break ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: transgress , offend , infract , go against , breach , break ]

  3. destroy; Don't violate my garden; violate my privacy'

  4. violate the sacred character of a place or language; desecrate a cemetery; violate the sanctity of the church; profane the name of God

    [ Syn: desecrate , profane , outrage ]

  5. force (someone) to have sex against their will; The woman was raped on her way home at night

    [ Syn: rape , ravish , assault , dishonor , dishonour , outrage ]

  6. destroy and strip of its possession; The soldiers raped the beautiful country

    [ Syn: rape , spoil , despoil , plunder ]

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