[ˈvʌɪəleɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement)
(e.g: they violated the terms of a ceasefire)

- treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect
(e.g: he was accused of violating a tomb)

- rape or sexually assault (someone)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare