Violate definition
To disturb rudely or improperly; interrupt.
Violated our privacy.
verb
To assault (a person) sexually.
verb
To break (a law, rule, promise, etc.); fail to keep or observe; infringe on.
verb
To do harm to (property or qualities considered sacred); desecrate or defile.
verb
To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to (a law or promise, for example).
verb
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To commit a sexual assault on; often, specif., to rape (a woman)
verb
Violate is to fail to comply with a requirement or rule, to fail to respect someone's privacy or to fail to respect someone or something sacred.
When you drive 70 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit is only 55 miles per hour, this is an example of a situation where you violate the speed limit.
When you read someone's diary without permission, this is an example of when you violate his privacy.
When a man forces a woman to have sex with him against her will, this is an example of when he violates her.
verb
To desecrate or profane (something sacred)
verb
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To break in upon; interrupt thoughtlessly; disturb.
To violate someone's privacy.
verb
To offend, insult, or outrage.
To violate one's sense of decency.
verb
Origin of violate
- Middle English violaten from Latin violāre violāt- from vīs vi- force weiə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary