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violate (v.)
early 15c., "to break" (an oath, etc.), from Latin
violatus
, past participle of
violare
"treat with violence, dishonor, outrage" (see
violation
). Sense of "ravish" is first recorded mid-15c. Related:
Violated
;
violating
.
