Definitions for violate
ˈvaɪ əˌleɪtvi·o·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. violate, go against, breakverb

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

   "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

2. transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, breakverb

   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. violateverb

   destroy

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

4. desecrate, profane, outrage, violateverb

   violate the sacred character of a place or language

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

5. rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrageverb

   force (someone) to have sex against their will

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

6. rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunderverb

   destroy and strip of its possession

   "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. violateverb

   To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to (rules, conventions, etc.).

2. violateverb

   To rape.

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1. violate

   To violate means to break, infringe or disregard a rule, regulation, agreement, or standard. It can also refer to disturbing or not respecting someone's rights or personal space. This term can be used across various contexts such as law, personal relationships, or societal norms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Violateverb

   to treat in a violent manner; to abuse

2. Violateverb

   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. Violateverb

   to disturb; to interrupt

4. Violateverb

   to commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Violate

   vī′ō-lāt, v.t. to injure: to abuse: to ravish: to profane: to break forcibly: to transgress.—adj. Vī′olable, that may be violated, injured, or broken.—adv. Vi′olably.—ns. Vīolā′tion, the act of violating or injuring: infringement: non-observance: profanation: rape; Vī′olātor. [L. violāre, -ātum—vis, strength; cf. Gr. is, strength, force.]

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1. • Destroy
   • Disturb

How to pronounce violate?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of violate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of violate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of violate in a Sentence

1. House Speaker John Boehner:

   If somebody's going to violate the rules, you know, they're going to violate the rules. And in almost every case, sooner or later, it catches up with you.

2. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.:

   I personally think that he did violate the law, that he committed impeachable offenses. But I don't think that he thinks he did.

3. Ramsey Clark:

   Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?

4. Justice Minister Paiboon:

   The law does not violate anyone's rights.

5. Raymond Chandler:

   At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

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