English → Latin
“violate” in Latin
violōto treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane, rapefrangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to brerumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open; to break, split, rupture, burst; to break; break off, t
The English word violate itself goes back to Latin vīs, through violātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
violate
violare: frangere: rumpere (to break). To violate one’s word, fidem frangere, violare; fidem prodere to violate laws, leges perrumpere, violare; a legibus discedere (rumpere, poetical): to violate an oath, jusjurandum non servare, non conservare: to violate friendship, amicitiam violare, dissolvere, dirumpere: to violate chastity, alicui stuprum inferre or offerre; alicui vitium offerre or vim afferre; aliquam per vim stuprare; aliquam vitiare; pudicitiam alicui expugnare or eripere; decus muliebre alicui expugnare (Liv., 1, 48).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for violate?
- The usual Latin words for “violate” are violō, frangō, rumpō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.