violate
- (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- (transitive) To rape.
- (slang, transitive) To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
Opposite of
comply, obey
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English violaten (“to defile, render impure”), from violat(e) (“defiled, desecrated”, also used as the past participle of violaten) + -en, borrowed from Latin violātus, perfect passive participle of violō (“to treat with violence (whether bodily or mental)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”).
Related words
encroach upon
encroach on
violer
violar
violare
verletzen
violar
παραβιάζω
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