violate
Verbs
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(v) fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
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(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
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(v) destroy
- Don't violate my garden
- violate my privacy
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(v) violate the sacred character of a place or language
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
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(v) force (someone) to have sex against their will
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
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(v) destroy and strip of its possession
- The soldiers raped the beautiful country