| violate | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. break, go against, 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" |
| v. (social) | 2. breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, 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. |
| ~ sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ blunder, boob, 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. |
| ~ trespass, intrude | enter unlawfully on someone's property.; "Don't trespass on my land!" |
| v. (contact) | 3. violate | destroy.; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" |
| ~ disturb, touch | tamper with.; "Don't touch my CDs!" |
| v. (social) | 4. desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| v. (social) | 5. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers.; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| v. (contact) | 6. despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate | destroy and strip of its possession.; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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