Violate | Mean of violate in English Dictionary
/ˈvajəˌleɪt/
- Verb
- to do something that is not allowed by (a law, rule, etc.)
- Students who violate [=break] the rules will be punished.
- He was arrested for violating his parole.
- to take away, interfere with, or ignore (something, such as a person's rights or privacy) in an unfair or illegal way
- He claims that his rights were violated. [=that he was treated unfairly]
- The company violated its customers' privacy.
- to abuse or show disrespect for (something, such as a holy place) usually by damaging it
- Vandals violated [=desecrated] the cemetery during the night.
