Synonyms for violate
verb
To transgress
outrage, disrupt, infringe, break, tamper with; see also meddle 1.
To rape
dishonor, defile, ravish, molest, debauch, attack.
To desecrate
profane, defile, despoil, lay waste.
See violate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):
breach, break, contravene, infringe, transgress. See doTo refuse or fail to obey:
break, defy, disobey, flout, transgress. Idiom: pay no attention to. See resistTo compel (another) to participate in or submit to a sexual act:
assault, force, rape, ravish. See sexTo deprive of virginity:
defile, deflower. See sexTo spoil or mar the sanctity of:
defile, desecrate, pollute, profane. See clean, religion, sacred
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