| 单词 | violate |
| 释义 | violate[ vahy-uh-leyt ] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR violate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing.to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.). to break in upon or disturb rudely; interfere thoughtlessly with: to violate his privacy. to break through or pass by force or without right: to violate a frontier. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate; profane: violate a human right. to molest sexually, especially to rape. Origin of violate1400–50; late Middle English <Latin violātus, past participle of violāre to treat with violence, violate, apparently derivative of violentusviolent (taking viol- as base); see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM violateWords nearby violateviolaceous, viola clef, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola d'amore, violate, violation, violative, violence, violent, violent storm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for violate
British Dictionary definitions for violateviolate / (ˈvaɪəˌleɪt) / verb (tr)to break, disregard, or infringe (a law, agreement, etc) to rape or otherwise sexually assault to disturb rudely or improperly; break in upon to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; outragehe violated a sanctuary obsolete to mistreat physically adjectivearchaic violated or dishonoured Derived forms of violateWord Origin for violateC15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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