0 past simple and past participle of violate --
1 to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect: --
It seems that the troops deliberately violated the ceasefire agreement.
The doctor has been accused of violating professional ethics.
The fishermen claimed that ships from another country had violated their territorial waters.
Questions of this kind violate my privacy and I am not willing to answer them.
She said that she had been treated so roughly by the hospital staff that she felt violated.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.