violate
v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from
his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!" [syn: {go
against}, {break}] [ant: {conform to}]
2: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization";
"break a law" [syn: {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {go
against}, {breach}, {break}]
3: harm or destroy; "Don't violate my garden"
4: violate the sacred character of a place, such as a graveyard
[syn: {desecrate}, {profane}, {outrage}]
5: assault sexually; force to have sex [syn: {rape}, {ravish},
{dishonor}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
6: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {despoil}, {plunder}]