VIOLATE
\vˈa͡ɪ͡əle͡ɪt], \vˈaɪəleɪt], \v_ˈaɪə_l_eɪ_t]\
Definitions of VIOLATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
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fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
By Princeton University
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To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
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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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To disturb; to interrupt.
By Oddity Software
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To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
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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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To disturb; to interrupt.
By Noah Webster.
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To treat roughly or severely; to ill-use; to encroach or trespass upon; as, to violate an other's rights or property; to profane or treat irreverently; as, to violate a tomb or grave; to transgress, as the law; to disregard, as a treaty; to break, as a promise; to outrage or dishonor.
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Violator.
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Violated.
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Violating.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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