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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Destroy
   • Disturb

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How to pronounce violate?

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How to say violate in sign language?

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. Kevin Lundberg:

   The state shouldn't come in and say to the individual businessman, 'You must violate your religious — and I'll say religious-slash-moral convictions. This baker (Silva), thought that was a violation of their moral convictions. The other baker, which we all know very well because of all the stories, clearly that was a violation of their religious convictions.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   Of course, North Korea would conduct a nuclear test after watching Iran willfully violate an agreement they just made without consequence of any kind from this administration, north Korea is yet another Hillary Clinton foreign policy failure.

3. Theodore Parker:

   Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

4. Lance Cooper:

   I basically said: 'The hell with it,' if we can get this information to the federal government, they need it. Really, it was just a strategic decision to violate the protective order.

5. Ken Paxton:

   The decision to openly violate state law and devote district resources to defending Superintendent Martinez's unlawful actions is irresponsible, but if school districts decide to use their limited funding to try to get away with breaking the law, my office will oppose them and uphold the rule of law in Texas.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=violate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Violate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=violate
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=violate