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violateviolate /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYviolateOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of violare VERB TABLEviolate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | violate | | he, she, it | violates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | violated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have violated | | he, she, it | has violated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had violated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will violate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have violated |
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| Present | I | am violating | | he, she, it | is violating | | you, we, they | are violating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was violating | | you, we, they | were violating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been violating | | he, she, it | has been violating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been violating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be violating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been violating |
► violates ... privacy Nearly 80% of those asked feel the media violates people’s privacy. THESAURUS to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law► disobey to refuse to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or refuse to obey a rule or law: Pilots who disobey orders to land can face up to five years in prison. ► defy to refuse to obey someone or something: He defied his father’s wishes and became a great dancer. ► break to disobey a rule or law: Breaking school rules may result in a student being suspended. ► rebel to oppose or fight against someone who is in authority: Hannah eventually rebelled against her mother’s control. ► stand up to somebody informal to disobey someone in authority in a way that seems brave: Tom finally stood up to his boss and told him he wouldn’t lie for him anymore. ► violate formal to disobey or do something against a law, rule, agreement, etc.: By releasing the chemicals into the river, the company clearly violated the law. ► flout formal to deliberately disobey a rule, law, or custom: The company has flouted safety rules and endangered its workers. ► infringe formal to do something that is against the law or someone’s legal rights: A treaty cannot be valid if it infringes on the Constitution. ► contravene formal to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule: The building contravened New York’s construction codes. 1to do something that disobeys or opposes an official agreement, law, principle, etc.: Such a move would violate the terms of the ceasefire.► see thesaurus at disobey2to do something that harms people’s feelings, by not respecting their property, privacy, or feelings: Nearly 80% of those asked feel the media violates people’s privacy.3literary to force a woman to have sex SYN rape4formal to break open a grave, or force your way into a holy place without showing any respect |