VI'OLATE, v.t. [L. violo.] 1. To injure; to hurt; to interrupt; to disturb; as, to violate sleep.Kindness for man, and pity for his fate, may mix with bliss and yet not violate.2. To break; to infringe; to transgress; as, to violate the laws of the state, or the rules of good breeding; to violate the divine commands; to violate one's vows or promises. Promises and commands may be violated negatively, by non-observance.3. To injure; to do violence to.Forbid to violate the sacred fruit.4. To treat with irreverence; to profane; as, to violate the sanctity of a holy place.5. To ravish; to compress by force.
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