1. Treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
   - profaned

1. Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
   "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
   - go against, break 
2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "violate the basic laws or human civilization"
   - 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
   "violate the sanctity of the church"
   - desecrate, profane, outrage 
5. Force (someone) to have sex against their will
   - rape, ravish, assault, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], outrage 
6. Destroy and strip of its possession
   - rape, spoil, despoil, plunder

See also: desecrated, violable, violation, violative, violator

Type of: assail, assault, attack, destroy, disrespect, disturb, ruin, set on, spifflicate, spiflicate, touch

Antonym: conform to

Encyclopedia: Violate

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