VIOLATE

violate. violate, to transgresse, defile, deflowre, or breake.

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violate. Violate, v.t. to injure, hurt, infringe, ravish, deflour

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Vi″o‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Violates (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Violating.] [[L. violatus, p. p. of violare to violate, fr. vis strength, force. See Violent.]] 1. 1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his daughters with rape. Milton. 2. 2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe.
Violated vows 'Twixt the souls of friend and friend. Shak. Oft have they violated The temple, oft the law, with foul affronts. Milton. 3. 3. To disturb; to interrupt. “Employed, it seems, to violate sleep.” Milton.
4. 4. To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.
Syn. — To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress; profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.