Dictionary entry details
• VIOLATE (verb)
Meaning:
Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
go against; violate; break
Context example:
This sentence violates the rules of syntax
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "violate"):
fly in the face of; fly in the teeth of (go against)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
conform to (observe)
Meaning:
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
infract; breach; transgress; violate; go against; offend; break
Context examples:
offend all laws of humanity / violate the basic laws or human civilization / break a law / break a promise
Hypernyms (to "violate" is one way to...):
disrespect (show a lack of respect for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "violate"):
sin; transgress; trespass (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
blunder; boob; goof; sin (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
conflict; contravene; infringe; run afoul (go against, as of rules and laws)
trespass (break the law)
intrude; trespass (enter unlawfully on someone's property)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Destroy
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
Don't violate my garden / violate my privacy
Hypernyms (to "violate" is one way to...):
disturb; touch (tamper with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Violate the sacred character of a place or language
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
desecrate; profane; outrage; violate
Context examples:
desecrate a cemetery / violate the sanctity of the church / profane the name of God
Hypernyms (to "violate" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Force (someone) to have sex against their will
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
ravish; rape; dishonour; dishonor; assault; outrage; violate
Context example:
The woman was raped on her way home at night
Hypernyms (to "violate" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "violate"):
gang-rape (rape (someone) successively with several attackers)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Destroy and strip of its possession
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
despoil; rape; plunder; violate; spoil
Context example:
The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Hypernyms (to "violate" is one way to...):
destroy; ruin (destroy completely; damage irreparably)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to violate the prisoners
