violate

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 3.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

   Drinking-and-driving violates the law.

2. verb To rape.
3. verb To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
4. adjective Subject to violation.
5. adjective Synonym of violated.
6. adjective Morally impure.

Similar words

infract go against desecrate dishonour profane dishonor offend outrage despoil plunder

Often followed by

the any a their this his it them its our

Word family

violated violates violating violation violations violative violator violators