VIOLATE

(verb) destroy
"Don't violate my garden", "violate my privacy"
(verb) destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
synonyms : despoil , plunder , rape , spoil
The landscape has been despoiled by industrial development. -added by nithi
(verb) 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"
synonyms : breach , break , go against , infract , offend , transgress
She was accused of breaching the contract. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
synonyms : assault , dishonor , dishonour , outrage , rape , ravish
(verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language
"desecrate a cemetery", "violate the sanctity of the church", "profane the name of God"
synonyms : desecrate , outrage , profane
Do not profane the name of God by taking it in vain. -added by naila_inlas
vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti -added by nithi
(verb) fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
synonyms : break , go against

Mnemonics for violate

(Tag: ) Violate and disobeyed have similar sounds and they mean - to defy.
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