violate
/ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ verb B2- To break or disregard (a rule or convention). · Drinking-and-driving violates the law.· Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.
- To rape.
- To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
Plural violate · He/she/it violates · Past violated · Past participle violated · -ing form violating
Verb forms
- Base form
- violate
- He/she/it
- violates
- Past
- violated
- Past participle
- violated
- -ing form
- violating
From the library
No principle of either would be violated by my marriage with Mr.
“‘“It is this:—‘I swear by my honor not to reveal to anyone what I have seen and heard on the 5th of February, 1815, between nine and ten o’clock in the evening; and I plead guilty of death should I ever violate this oath.’” The general appeared to be affected by a nervous tremor, which prevented his answering for some moments; then, overcoming his manifest repugnance, he pronounced the required oath, but in so low a tone as to be scarcely audible to the majority of the members, who insisted on his repeating it clearly and distinctly, which he did.
Learn violate in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.