See Also: violate(1)(dictionary)
violate(2)(dictionary)
violate(dictionary)

violate(2) (iou)



violate verb trans. LME.
[Latin violat- pa. ppl stem of violare treat with violence etc.: see -ATE3.]
Break, infringe, transgress; fail to keep or observe. LME.
H. Carpenter By undertaking paid work he was violating the terms of his entry visa. P. Abrahams We do not violate their laws.
b. transf. Accuse or find (a prisoner) guilty of infringing the conditions of parole. US slang. L20.
E. Brawley My parole officer violated me..and I wound up in the Joint again.
Assault sexually; rape. LME.
Treat irreverently; desecrate, profane, defile. LME.
T. Arnold Some of the..richest temples..were violated and ransacked.
a. Cause (esp. physical) deterioration in; corrupt, spoil. M16-M17.
b. Damage by violence. L16-L17.
Attack violently; assault, assail. E-M17.
Break in upon; interrupt or disturb rudely. M17.
Shelley To violate the sacred doors of sleep. New Yorker 'Somebody's violated my space', she said.
Fail to respect; disregard. L17.
J. Galsworthy He could not..have violated his best instincts, letting other people into the secret.
violater noun (now rare) = violator E16.
violative adjective (chiefly US) involving or causing violation M19.
violator noun a person who violates a person or thing; arch. a rapist: LME.
violatory adjective (rare) = violative adjective E19.