violate

verb

1. 1

   destroy

   Don't violate my garden

   violate my privacy

2. 2

   destroy and strip of its possession

   The soldiers raped the beautiful country

3. 3

   act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

   offend all laws of humanity

   violate the basic laws or human civilization

4. 4

   force (someone) to have sex against their will

   The woman was raped on her way home at night

5. 5

   violate the sacred character of a place or language

   desecrate a cemetery

   violate the sanctity of the church

6. 6

   fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

   This sentence violates the rules of syntax