B2verb · transitive · rare

violate

violate · violates · violated · violating

порушувати, порушити, гвалтувати

нарушать, нарушить, изнасиловать

brechen, verletzen, überschreiten, missachten

To break or disregardTo break or disregard (a rule or convention).

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/ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

» Tom didn't think he was violating any laws.

Tom war nicht der Ansicht, gegen irgendwelche Gesetze zu verstoßen.

Том не вважав, що він порушує якісь закони.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
Drinking-and-driving violates the law.
Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.
verletzen, brechen, überschreiten
наруша́тьnarušátʹ, нару́шитьnarúšitʹ
пору́шуватиporúšuvaty, пору́шитиporúšyty
(transitive)To rape.
vergewaltigen, entehren, schänden
изнасиловатьiznasilovatʹ
гвалтува́тиhvaltuváty
(slang, transitive)To cite (a person) for a parole violation.

More definitions

destroy
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
force (someone) to have sex against their will
destroy and strip of its possession

Examples

165 sentences

Tom didn't think he was violating any laws.
Том не вважав, що він порушує якісь закони. — deniko
deTom war nicht der Ansicht, gegen irgendwelche Gesetze zu verstoßen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You've violated our trust.
Ти зрадив нашу довіру. — fagott
ruТы предал наше доверие. — Ooneykcall
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Tom's rights were violated.
Права Тома були порушені. — Anjy
ruПрава Тома были нарушены. — marafon
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I'll never violate a law again.
ruЯ больше никогда не буду нарушать закон. — marafon
deIch werde nie wieder gegen ein Gesetz verstoßen. — al_ex_an_der
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Tom has violated his parole three times.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to break or fail to act by rules:

to rape:

Русский

By meaning 2

to break or fail to act by rules:

to rape:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to break or fail to act by rules:

to rape:

Origin

From Middle English violaten (“to defile, render impure”), from violat(e) (“defiled, desec

From Middle English violaten (“to defile, render impure”), from violat(e) (“defiled, desecrated”, also used as the past participle of violaten) + -en, borrowed from Latin violātus, perfect passive participle of violō (“to treat with violence (whether bodily or mental)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Ultimately from vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”).

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Forms

violates, violating, violated, violated

Base form	violate · to violate
3rd person singular	violates
Present participle	violating
Past simple	violated
Past participle	violated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	violate
he, she, it	violates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

violated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have violated
he, she, it	has violated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will violate

Synonyms

33 synonyms

ravishC2 abuseB2 forceB2 oppressB1 outrageB2 polluteA2 rapeB2 ravageB2 grapeA1 viole vitiate constuprate defile defoul

Close in meaning

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns:go against break
force (someone) to have sex against their will:rape ravish assault dishonor dishonour outrage
destroy and strip of its possession:rape spoil despoil plunder
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises:transgress offend infract go against breach break
violate the sacred character of a place or language:desecrate profane outrage