violate
verb /ˈvaɪəleɪt/
/ˈvaɪəleɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they violate | /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it violates | /ˈvaɪəleɪts/ /ˈvaɪəleɪts/ |
| past simple violated | /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle violated | /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form violating | /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- violate something (formal) to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc. synonym flout
- to violate international law
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Law and justicec1- They have flagrantly violated the treaty.
- The directive violates fundamental human rights.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- violate something (formal) to upset or not respect somebody’s peace, privacy, etc.
- She accused the press photographers of violating her privacy.
Extra Examples- The peace of the island community had been brutally violated.
- The peace of this island community has been repeatedly violated.
- Their voices sounded shrill and incongruous, violating the silence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- violate something to damage or destroy a holy or special place synonym desecrate
- to violate a grave
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- flagrantly
- clearly
- …
- violate somebody (literary or old-fashioned) to force somebody to have sex
- He had drugged her and then violated her.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare.