violate

CEFRB2

/ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To break a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cite (a person) for a parole violation.

Examples

  • Those who violate the rules will be punished.

  • You must not violate the regulations.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To rape.

  2. To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Subject to violation.

More examples

In context

  • Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.

  • Drinking-and-driving violates the law.

  • That Antonia whom you violated, was your Sister! That Elvira whom you murdered, gave you birth! Tremble, abandoned Hypocrite! Inhuman Parricide! Incestuous Ravisher!

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Origin

verb

From Middle English violaten (“to defile, render impure”), from violat(e) (“defiled, desecrated”, also used as the past participle of violaten) + -en, borrowed from Latin violātus, perfect passive participle of violō (“to treat with violence (whether bodily or mental)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”).