4. violate to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate: to violate a church.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L violātus, ptp. of violāre to treat with violence)
Definition of 'violate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)violate, go against, break fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
2. (verb)transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break 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"
3. (verb)violate destroy "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
4. (verb)desecrate, profane, outrage, violate violate the sacred character of a place or language "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
5. (verb)rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage force (someone) to have sex against their will "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
6. (verb)rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder destroy and strip of its possession "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
1. (verb)violate to break a rule, law, agreement, etc. in trouble for violating the terms of the agreement
Definition of 'violate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)violate to treat in a violent manner; to abuse
2. (verb)violate 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
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