violate

violate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. break, breach; outrage, profane, desecrate; disrespect; transgress, infringe; usurp, encroach; rape, ravish. See illegality, impurity, badness, disobedience, wrong.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To transgress]
Syn. outrage, disrupt, infringe, break, tamper with; see also meddle 1 .
2. [To rape]
Syn. dishonor, defile, ravish, molest, debauch, attack.
3. [To desecrate]
Syn. profane, defile, despoil, lay waste.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. break a law transgress, breach, disobey, trespass, defy, disregard the law, infringe, commit a felony, commit a crime, commit a misdemeanor.
2. rape molest, sexually abuse, ravish, assault, deflower, take by force.
3. desecrate profane, disrespect, dishonor, defile, blaspheme, degrade, corrupt.
4. break in interrupt, invade one's space, invade one's privacy, disturb.
ANT.: 1. comply, observe, respect. 3. respect, honor, revere
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation): breach, break, contravene, infringe, transgress. See DO. 2. To refuse or fail to obey: break, defy, disobey, flout, transgress. Idiom: pay no attention to. See RESIST. 3. To compel (another) to participate in or submit to a sexual act: assault, force, rape, ravish. See SEX. 4. To deprive of virginity: defile, deflower. See SEX. 5. To spoil or mar the sanctity of: defile, desecrate, pollute, profane. See CLEAN, RELIGION, SACRED.

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