violate
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Definitions
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fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
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destroy; "Don''t violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
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violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
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force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
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destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"