1. [verb] (sometimes computing) To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to (rules, conventions, etc.).
2. [verb] To rape.
3. [verb] Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; 'This sentence violates the rules of syntax'.
4. [verb] 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'.
5. [verb] Destroy; 'Don't violate my garden'; 'violate my privacy'.
6. [verb] Violate the sacred character of a place or language; 'desecrate a cemetery'; 'violate the sanctity of the church'; 'profane the name of God'.
7. [verb] Force (someone) to have sex against their will; 'The woman was raped on her way home at night'.
8. [verb] Destroy and strip of its possession; 'The soldiers raped the beautiful country'.