violate
Synonyms:
breach, break, contravene, fracture, infringe (on or upon), offend, traduce, transgress.
Related Words:
abuse, contaminate, defy, disobey, disregard, disrupt, encroach, err, invade, meddle, oppose, outrage, profane, resist, trespass, withstand.
Antonyms:
comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin violātus, past participle of violāre to treat with violence, violate, apparently derivative of violentus violent (taking viol- as base); see -ate1. C15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Verb: 15th century. Adjective: 15th century. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English, from Latin violatus, past participle of violare, from viol- (as in violentus violent). —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 27 July 2020 {3:31 PM}
breach, break, contravene, fracture, infringe (on or upon), offend, traduce, transgress.
Related Words:
abuse, contaminate, defy, disobey, disregard, disrupt, encroach, err, invade, meddle, oppose, outrage, profane, resist, trespass, withstand.
Antonyms:
comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin violātus, past participle of violāre to treat with violence, violate, apparently derivative of violentus violent (taking viol- as base); see -ate1. C15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Verb: 15th century. Adjective: 15th century. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English, from Latin violatus, past participle of violare, from viol- (as in violentus violent). —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 27 July 2020 {3:31 PM}