| VERB | stative | violate, go against, break | fail to agree with |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | violate, transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | |
| contact | violate | destroy | |
| social | violate, desecrate, profane, outrage | violate the sacred character of a place or language | |
| social | violate, rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage | force (someone) to have sex against their will | |
| contact | violate, rape, spoil, despoil, plunder | destroy and strip of its possession |
| Sounds | vay'ahleyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" | |
| Synonyms | go against, break | |
| Narrower | fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of | go against |
| Opposite | conform to | observe |
| Spanish | quebrantar, romper, violar, vulnerar | |
| Catalan | trencar, violar, vulnerar | |
| Adjectives | violable | capable of being violated / violated / violated / violated / violated |
| violative | violating / violating or tending to violate / violate or offend against | |
| Nouns | violation | an act that disregards an agreement or a right |
| Meaning | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "violate the basic laws or human civilization" | |
| Synonyms | transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break | |
| Narrower | conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene | go against, as of rules and laws |
| drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | |
| sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin | |
| trespass | break the law | |
| trespass, intrude | Enter unlawfully on someone's property | |
| Broader | disrespect | show a lack of respect for |
| Opposite | observe, keep | conform one's action or practice to |
| Spanish | insultar, ofender, transgredir, violar, vulnerar | |
| Catalan | insultar, transgredir, vulnerar | |
| Adjectives | violable | capable of being violated / violated / violated / violated / violated |
| violative | violating / violating or tending to violate / violate or offend against | |
| Nouns | violator | someone who violates the law |
| Meaning | Destroy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | touch, disturb | tamper with |
| Spanish | violar | |
| Meaning | violate the sacred character of a place or language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "violate the sanctity of the church" | |
| Synonyms | desecrate, profane, outrage | |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | desecrar, profanar | |
| Catalan | profanar | |
| Adjectives | violative | violating / violating or tending to violate / violate or offend against |
| Nouns | violation | entry to another's property without right or permission |
| violation | a disrespectful act | |
| Meaning | Force (someone) to have sex against their will. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage | |
| Narrower | gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | indignar, violar | |
| Catalan | forçar, indignar, violar | |
| Nouns | violation | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will |
| violator | someone who assaults others sexually | |
| Meaning | Destroy and strip of its possession. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They want to violate the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | rape, spoil, despoil, plunder | |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Spanish | despojar, saquear | |
| Catalan | saquejar | |
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