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Showing words for VIOLATE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Violate

violate

6 Letter Words for Violate

alvite, lative, olivet, toivel, violet

5 Letter Words for Violate

aliet, alite, alive, atelo, atole, avile, laeti, loave, lovat, oliva, olive, ovate, ovile, talio, telia, teloi, toile, valet, viola, vitae, vital, voila, voile, volae, volet, volta, volte, volti, votal

4 Letter Words for Violate

aiel, aile, aloe, alto, aoli, atle, atli, avie, eila, eval, evil, ilea, ilot, iota, ital, itel, laet, lait, late, lati, lave, leat, leto, leva, levi, levo, lite, live, lota, lote, loti, love, olea, oval, tael, tail, tale, tali, tave, teal, teil, tela, teli, tiao, tile, toea, toil, tola, tole, vail, vale, vali, veal, veil, vela, velo, veta, veto, vial, vila, vile, viol, vita, vite, vlei, voet, vola, vole, volt, vota, vote

3 Letter Words for Violate

ail, ait, ale, alo, alt, ate, ave, avo, eat, ela, eli, elt, eta, iao, ile, ilo, ita, iva, ive, lai, lao, lat, lav, lea, lei, leo, let, lev, lie, lit, loa, loe, lot, oat, oie, oil, ola, ole, ova, tai, tal, tao, tav, tea, tel, tie, til, tlo, toa, toe, toi, tol, tov, vae, val, vat, vei, vel, vet, via, vie, vil, voe, vol

Definitions for Violate

[1] to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
[2] to break in upon or disturb rudely; interfere thoughtlessly with: to violate his privacy.
[3] to break through or pass by force or without right: to violate a frontier.
[4] to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate; profane: violate a human right.
[5] to molest sexually, especially to rape.
[6] to break, disregard, or infringe (a law, agreement, etc)
[7] to rape or otherwise sexually assault
[8] to disturb rudely or improperly; break in upon
[9] to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; outrage he violated a sanctuary
[10] obsolete to mistreat physically
[11] archaic violated or dishonoured

Words related to Violate

contravene, defy, infringe, offend, oppose, disregard, breach, disrupt, disobey, abuse, invade, withstand, err, profane, meddle, resist, trespass, contaminate, encroach, outrage

Words nearby Violate

viola d'amore, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, violable, violaceous, violate, violation, violative, violence, violent, violent storm

Origin of Violate

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

Other words from Violate

vi·o·la·tor , vi·o·lat·er , noun
pre·vi·o·late , verb (used with object), pre·vi·o·lat·ed, pre·vi·o·lat·ing.
qua·si-vi·o·lat·ed , adjective
re·vi·o·late , verb (used with object), re·vi·o·lat·ed, re·vi·o·lat·ing.
un·vi·o·lat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Violate

C15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength

Synonyms for Violate

breach, contravene, defy, disobey, disregard, disrupt, infringe, offend, oppose, tamper with, contaminate, encroach, err, infract, meddle, outrage, profane, resist, sin, transgress, trespass, withstand, sacrilege, trample on