violate in WordNet English dictionary

1. force (someone) to have sex against their will
   "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
   rape  ravish  violate  assault  dishonor  dishonour  outrage 
   
2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
   transgress  offend  infract  violate  go against  breach  break 
   
3. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
   "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
   violate  go against  break 
   
4. violate the sacred character of a place or language
   "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
   desecrate  profane  outrage  violate 
   
5. destroy and strip of its possession
   "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
   rape  spoil  despoil  violate  plunder 
   
6. destroy
   "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"
   violate