violate
verb
[ ˈvʌɪəleɪt ]
• break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement).
• "they violated the terms of a ceasefire"
Similar:
contravene,
breach,
commit a breach of,
infringe,
infract,
break,
transgress,
overstep,
not comply with,
disobey,
defy,
flout,
fly in the face of,
rebel against,
disregard,
ignore,
pay no heed to,
take no notice of,
set at naught,
Opposite:
comply with,
• treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.
• "he was accused of violating a tomb"
Similar:
desecrate,
profane,
treat sacrilegiously,
treat with disrespect,
blaspheme,
defile,
degrade,
debase,
damage,
vandalize,
deface,
destroy,
trash,
• rape or sexually assault (someone).
Similar:
rape,
indecently assault,
sexually assault,
assault,
force oneself on,
force,
sexually abuse,
abuse,
molest,
interfere with,
seduce,
pop someone's cherry,
bed,
have one's (evil) way with,
take advantage of,
ravish,
deflower,
defile,
dishonour,
ruin,
take away someone's innocence,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare .
