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violate
A	verb
	1	violate
			destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚touch; disturb ╚violate
	2	rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
			destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
		Category Tree: destroy; ruin ╚rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
	3	transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
			act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚disrespect ╚transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break ╚trespass; intrude ╚trespass ╚conflict; run afoul; infringe; contravene ╚sin; blunder; boob; goof ╚sin; transgress; trespass
	4	rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
			force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
		Category Tree: assail; assault; set on; attack ╚rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage ╚gang-rape
	5	desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
			violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
		Category Tree: assail; assault; set on; attack ╚desecrate, profane, outrage, violate
	6	violate, go against, break
			fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

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