violate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin violatus, pp. of violare (“‘treat with violence, whether bodily or mental’”) < vis (“‘strength, power, force, violence’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/, SAMPA: /"vaI@%leIt/
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[edit] Verb

to violate (third-person singular simple present violates, present participle violating, simple past and past participle violated)

1. To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to (rules, conventions, etc.).
2. To rape.

[edit] Derived terms

• violation
• violative

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• violate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• violate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

violate

1. second-person plural present tense of violare
2. second-person plural imperative of violare
3. feminine plural past participle of violare