violate

Verb

• destroy and strip of its possession
  • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
    

• force (someone) to have sex against their will
  • The woman was raped on her way home at night
    

• violate the sacred character of a place or language
  • desecrate a cemetery
    
  • violate the sanctity of the church
    
  • profane the name of God
    

• destroy
  • Don't violate my garden
    
  • violate my privacy
    

• 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
    

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
  • This sentence violates the rules of syntax
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rape , spoil , despoil , plunder , ravish , assault , dishonor , dishonour , outrage , desecrate , profane , transgress , offend , infract , go against , breach , break
• Antonyms: 
  observe , keep , conform to