violate
1. fail to agree with;
be in violation of;
as of rules or patterns (Freq. 7)
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
• Syn:
go against, break
• Ant:
conform to
• Derivationally related forms:
violable, violative, violation
• Hyponyms:
fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (Freq. 5)
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
• Syn:
transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break
• Ant:
keep (for: break)
• Derivationally related forms:
breach (for: breach), violable, violative, violator, infraction (for: infract), offensive (for: offend), offender (for: offend), offence (for: offend), transgression (for: transgress), transgressor (for: transgress), offense (for: offend)
• Hypernyms:
disrespect
• Hyponyms:
sin, transgress, trespass, drop the ball, blunder,
blunder, goof, conflict, run afoul, infringe,
contravene, intrude
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. destroy (Freq. 1)
- Don't violate my garden
- violate my privacy
• Hypernyms:
touch, disturb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. violate the sacred character of a place or language
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
• Syn:
desecrate, profane, outrage
• Derivationally related forms:
violative, violation, profanation (for: profane), desecration (for: desecrate)
• Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. destroy and strip of its possession
- The soldiers raped the beautiful country
• Syn:
rape, spoil, despoil, plunder
• Derivationally related forms:
plundering (for: plunder), despoilment (for: despoil), despoliation (for: despoil), spoil (for: spoil), spoliation (for: spoil), spoilation (for: spoil), rape (for: rape)
• Hypernyms:
destroy, ruin
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They want to violate the prisoners
6. force (someone) to have sex against their will
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
• Syn:
rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
• Derivationally related forms:
outrage (for: outrage), dishonor (for: dishonor), assaultive (for: assault), violation, violator, ravishment (for: ravish), ravisher (for: ravish), rape (for: rape), raper (for: rape)
• Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
• Hyponyms:
gang-rape
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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