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Adjective: violated  'vI-u,ley-tid
  1. Treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
    "If he were to become unclean, the temple itself would be violated";
    - profaned
Verb: violate  'vI-u,leyt
  1. Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    "This sentence violates the rules of syntax";
    - go against, break
     
  2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
    "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
    - transgress, offend, infract, go against, breach, break
     
  3. Destroy
    "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
     
  4. Disregard the sacred character of a place or language
    "violate the sanctity of the church";
    - desecrate, profane, outrage, defile
     
  5. Force (someone) to have sex against their will
    "The woman was violated on her way home at night";
    - rape, ravish [archaic], assault, dishonor [US, archaic], dishonour [Brit, Cdn, archaic], outrage
     
  6. Destroy and strip of its possession
    "The soldiers violated the beautiful country";
    - rape, spoil, despoil, plunder

See also: desecrated

Type of: assail, assault, attack, destroy, disrespect, disturb, ruin, set on, touch

Encyclopedia: Violated

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