HOW TO PRONOUNCE
violate
/ˈvaɪəleɪt/
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What does violate mean?
verb
- To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- To rape.
- (slang) To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- (archaic) Subject to violation.
- (archaic) Synonym of violated.
- (archaic, obsolete) Morally impure.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvaɪəleɪt/
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Bad men, you violate A twofold marriage, ’twixt my crown and me, And then betwixt me and my married wife.
While there may be those of high intelligence who violate the law at times, the barbarian and the defective always violate it.
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And in so doing they will do what is best, and will not violate, but preserve the natural relation of the sexes.
It was soon discovered that the whites were prepared to violate most of the articles of their treaty as the Indians understood it.
To violate this combination is everywhere a most unpopular action, and a sort of reproach to a master among his neighbours and equals.