noun
adj
verb
adv

Textual thesaurus for "violate"

(verb) despoil, spoil, plunder, rape

destroy and strip of its possession

The soldiers raped the beautiful country


(verb) go against, infract, offend, breach, break, transgress

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

offend all laws of humanity; violate the basic laws or human civilization; break a law; break a promise


(verb) rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

force (someone) to have sex against their will

The woman was raped on her way home at night


(verb) outrage, profane, desecrate

violate the sacred character of a place or language

desecrate a cemetery; violate the sanctity of the church; profane the name of God


(verb) go against, break

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

This sentence violates the rules of syntax