VI'OLATE, verb transitive [Latin 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI