violate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/
• SAMPA: /"vaI@%leIt/
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Verb

Plain form violate

Third-person singular violates

Past tense violated

Past participle violated

Present participle violating

1. (transitive) To violate means to break something like a law.

   A person violated the copyright of a book.

synonym

• break