Vi"o*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Violates (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Violating.] [L. violatus, p. p. of violare to violate, fr. vis
strength, force. See Violent.] 1. To treat in a violent manner; to
abuse.
His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his daughters with rape.
Milton.
2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or
respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon;
to infringe.
Violated vows 'Twixt the souls of friend and friend.
Shak.
Oft have they violated The temple, oft the law, with foul affronts.
Milton.
3. To disturb; to interrupt. "Employed, it seems, to violate sleep."
Milton.