单词 | violate |
释义 | violate —violator, violater, n. /vuy"euh layt'/, v.t., violated, violating. 1. to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.). 2. to break in upon or disturb rudely; interfere thoughtlessly with: to violate his privacy. 3. to break through or pass by force or without right: to violate a frontier. 4. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate; profane: violate a human right. 5. to molest sexually, esp. to rape. [1400-50; late ME < L violatus, ptp. of violare to treat with violence, violate, appar. deriv. of violentus VIOLENT (taking viol- as base); see -ATE1] |
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