vi·o·late /ˈvaɪəˌlet/
(vt.)違犯,褻瀆,干擾,違反,侵犯,妨礙
Vi·o·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Violates p. pr. & vb. n. Violating.]
1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his daughters with rape. --Milton.
2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe.
Violated vows
'Twixt the souls of friend and friend. --Shak.
Oft have they violated
The temple, oft the law, with foul affronts. --Milton.
3. To disturb; to interrupt. “Employed, it seems, to violate sleep.”
4. To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.
Syn: -- To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress; profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.
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violate
v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
[syn: go against, break] [ant: conform to]
2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
"break a law" [syn: transgress, offend, infract, go
against, breach, break]
3: destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
4: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, profane,
outrage]
5: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman
was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish,
assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]
6: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
beautiful country" [syn: rape, spoil, despoil, plunder]