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inviolate Definition

in·vio·late (in vīə lit, -lāt′)

adjective

not violated; kept sacred or unbroken

Etymology: ME < L inviolatus: see in- & violate

inviolate Related Forms
in·vio·lacy (-lə sē) noun or in·vio·late·ness in·vio·lately adverb
inviolate Synonyms

inviolate

modif.

inviolate Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Species barriers are significant in nature, but not inviolate, he said.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: They can appeal to a half century of border stability which, however smashed down elsewhere, remains inviolate in Central Europe.