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1. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns.
Synonyms
- fly in the face of
- go against
- break
Antonyms
- promote
- repair
- enliven
- validate
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)
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Rhymes with Violate
- capitulate
- coarticulate
- deregulate
- discombobulate
- matriculate
- modulate
- modulate
- oblate
- overpopulate
- template
Sentences with violate
1. Verb, base form
If you did not violate the rule or guideline, this could be grounds for an appeal.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Facebook will only delete accounts that violate its terms of use.
Quotes about violate
1. You will be required to do wrong no matter where you go. It is the basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity. At some time, every creature which lives must do so. It is the ultimate shadow, the defeat of creation; this is the curse at work, the curse that feeds on all life. Everywhere in the universe.
- Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2. If you violate laws of God, you're a sinner.If you violate laws of men, you're a criminal.If you violate your own laws, you're pathetic.
- Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
3. Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or silly action for no other reason than because he knows he should not? Have we not a perpetual inclination, in the teeth of our best judgement, to violate that which is Law, merely because we understand it to be such?
- Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat
2. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.
Synonyms
- sin
- goof
- disrespect
- go against
- drop the ball
- contravene
- infract
- intrude
- conflict
- trespass
- boob
- infringe
- transgress
- blunder
- breach
- break
- offend
Antonyms
- respect
- agree
- admit
- exit
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)
3. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] destroy.
Synonyms
- disturb
Antonyms
- venial sin
- original sin
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)
4. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] violate the sacred character of a place or language.
Synonyms
- assail
- profane
- assault
- desecrate
- attack
- outrage
Antonyms
- stay
- unify
- explode
- begin
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)
5. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] force (someone) to have sex against their will.
Synonyms
- ravish
- set on
- rape
- assail
- dishonor
- gang-rape
- assault
- attack
- outrage
Antonyms
- compatibility
- recede
- close
- keep quiet
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)
6. violate
verb. ['ˈvaɪəleɪt'] destroy and strip of its possession.
Synonyms
- destroy
- rape
- despoil
- plunder
- spoil
Antonyms
- righteousness
- inactivity
- esteem
- courtesy
Etymology
- violatus (Latin)