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vi·o·late
(vī′ə-lāt′)tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates
1. To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to (a law or promise, for example).
2. To assault (a person) sexually.
3. To do harm to (property or qualities considered sacred); desecrate or defile.
4. To disturb rudely or improperly; interrupt: violated our privacy.
[Middle English violaten, from Latin violāre, violāt-, from vīs, vi-, force; see weiə- in Indo-European roots.]
vi′o·la′tive adj.
vi′o·la′tor n.
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violate
(ˈvaɪəˌleɪt)vb (tr)
1. to break, disregard, or infringe (a law, agreement, etc)
2. to rape or otherwise sexually assault
3. to disturb rudely or improperly; break in upon
4. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; outrage: he violated a sanctuary.
5. obsolete to mistreat physically
adj
archaic violated or dishonoured
[C15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength]
ˈviolable adj
ˌviolaˈbility, ˈviolableness n
ˈviolably adv
ˌvioˈlation n
ˈviolative adj
ˈvioˌlator, ˈvioˌlater n
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vi•o•late
(ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to break or infringe (a law, promise, instructions, etc.).
2. to disturb rudely: to violate someone's privacy.
3. to assault sexually, esp. to rape.
4. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate: to violate a church.
[1400–50; < Latin violātus, past participle of violāre to treat with violence]
vi′o•la`tor, n.
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violate
Past participle: violated
Gerund: violating
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| Verb | 1. | violate - fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of - go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" conform to - observe; "conform to the rules" |
| 2. |  violate - 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"disrespect - show a lack of respect for blunder, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" trespass - break the law | |
| 3. | violate - destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" | |
| 4. | violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" | |
| 5. | violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" | |
| 6. | violate - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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violate
verb
1. break, infringe, disobey, transgress, ignore, defy, disregard, flout, rebel against, contravene, fly in the face of, overstep, not comply with, take no notice of, encroach upon, pay no heed to, infract They violated the ceasefire agreement.
break respect, honour, uphold, obey
break respect, honour, uphold, obey
2. invade, infringe on, disturb, upset, shatter, disrupt, impinge on, encroach on, intrude on, trespass on, obtrude on These journalists were violating her family's privacy.
3. desecrate, profane, defile, abuse, outrage, pollute, deface, dishonour, vandalize, treat with disrespect, befoul Police are still searching for the people who violated the graves.
desecrate respect, honour, revere, set on a pedestal
desecrate respect, honour, revere, set on a pedestal
4. rape, molest, sexually assault, ravish, abuse, assault, interfere with, sexually abuse, indecently assault, force yourself on He broke into a woman's home and attempted to violate her.
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violate
verb1. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):
2. To refuse or fail to obey:
Idiom: pay no attention to.
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Translations
porušit
kršiti
violate
[ˈvaɪəleɪt] VT1. (= breach) [+ law] → violar, infringir, quebrantar; [+ constitution, agreement, treaty] → violar, infringir, vulnerar (Comm, Pol) [+ sanctions] → incumplir, desobedecer; [+ contract] → no cumplir, incumplir; [+ rights] → violar, vulnerar; [+ privacy] → invadir
to violate sb's trust → abusar de la confianza de algn
to violate sb's trust → abusar de la confianza de algn
2. (= defile) [+ grave] → profanar
3. (o.f. or liter) (= rape) → violar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
violate
[ˈvaɪəleɪt] vt (= break) [+ agreement, law, promise] → violer
(= disturb) [+ privacy, peace] → violer
(= desecrate) [+ tomb, graveyard] → violer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
violate
vt
treaty, promise → brechen; (partially) → verletzen; law, rule, moral code → verletzen, verstoßen gegen; rights, airspace → verletzen; truth → vergewaltigen
(= disturb) holy place → entweihen, schänden; peacefulness → stören; to violate somebody’s privacy → in jds Privatsphäre eindringen; it’s violating a person’s privacy to … → es ist ein Eingriff in jemandes Privatsphäre, wenn man …; the shriek of the jets now violates that once peaceful spot → durch das Heulen der Düsenflugzeuge ist die Idylle dieses Fleckchens zerstört worden
(= rape) → vergewaltigen, schänden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
violate
v. violar, abusar sexualmente.
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