violate

Verbs

  • (v) fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    • This sentence violates the rules of syntax
    go against, break,
  • (v) 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
    breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, break,
  • (v) destroy
    • Don't violate my garden
    • violate my privacy
  • (v) violate the sacred character of a place or language
    • desecrate a cemetery
    • violate the sanctity of the church
    • profane the name of God
    desecrate, outrage, profane,
  • (v) force (someone) to have sex against their will
    • The woman was raped on her way home at night
    rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage,
  • (v) destroy and strip of its possession
    • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
    despoil, rape, plunder, spoil,

Synonyms

go against break breach infract transgress offend desecrate outrage profane rape ravish assault dishonor dishonour despoil plunder spoil

Antonyms

conform to keep observe

Words of close approximity

violated