Word "VIOLATE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Synonyms:
break, go against
Examples:
This sentence violates the rules of syntax

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Synonyms:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress
Examples:
violate the basic laws or human civilization

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
violate the sacred character of a place or language
Synonyms:
desecrate, outrage, profane
Examples:
violate the sanctity of the church

Crossword Clues for VIOLATE

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Clue Source Date
Break stringed instrument and trombone heartlessly (7)
A lot I've to disturb and disrupt
Alive to change (7)
Infract
Rudely disturb Pansy over half-term (7)
Contravene Pansy with the early starts (7)
Abuse musical instrument, brewing tea on it (7)
Girl teen oddly causing outrage (7)
Infringe Puzzler Backwords 19 Jan 2024
How he'll abuse love and I ask for little thanks too!
Break, as a rule New York Times 31 Oct 2023
Break instrument, going to terrible extremes The Guardian Cryptic 16 Jan 2023
Break, as a rule Thomas Joseph 10 Oct 2022
Do awful things to note on instrument The Telegraph Toughie 06 Sep 2022
Act in disregard of laws, rules etc Irish Times Simplex 05 May 2022
Breach The Guardian Quick 27 Nov 2021
Infringe upon Newsday 05 Sep 2021
Contravene The Times Concise 07 Mar 2021
Heard disgusting group rowing, being profane The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Dec 2020
Break (a rule) The Times Concise 23 Oct 2020
Abuse Stradivarius, perhaps, and trombone's case
Abuse of music producer leads to tense encounter
  Defile musical instrument with empty tune
Infringe on Newsday 22 Sep 2019
Break Wall Street Journal 18 Sep 2019
Profane The Sun Two Speed 09 Sep 2019
Orchestra member, extremely tiresome, gives abuse The Sun Two Speed 09 Sep 2019
Break, as laws The Washington Post 06 Aug 2019
Break, as laws LA Times Daily 06 Aug 2019
Break a rule The Sun Two Speed 21 Jul 2019
I've a lot sent out to profane The Sun Two Speed 21 Jul 2019
Profane Shakespearean cross-dresser emptied theatre
Break the musical instrument with Lawrence
Six others primarily behind abuse
Break, as laws
Break
Contravene Wall Street Journal 12 Dec 2018
Break, as one's parole Universal 14 May 2018
Contravene
Break, as one's parole
Break instrument that's extremely troublesome
Abuse in Spanish city not good after hours
Disregard member of orchestra, extremely tiresome The Times Cryptic 29 Aug 2016
Break, as a rule USA Today 02 Mar 2015
Break, as a rule
Breach
Machine Head song that will break boundaries?
Break, as a rule
Break, as laws
Infringe upon
Go against
Break, as a law
Break
Act in disregard of
Go against
Go against
Act in disregard of
Break, as a rule
Transgress
Breach
Transgress
Profane
Break (a law, rule, etc.).
Profane.
Infringe on.
Break, as a law.
Commit sacrilege.
Desecrate.
Transgress.
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