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VIOLATE

Definition:

[verb] fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
Synonyms: go against, break
[verb] act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
Synonyms: transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break
[verb] destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
[verb] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
Synonyms: desecrate, profane, outrage
[verb] force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Synonyms: rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
[verb] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
Synonyms: rape, spoil, despoil, plunder