What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Viola vs Violate - What's the difference?

viola | violate |

As a verb viola

is .

As a proper noun violate is

.

viola

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) viola, from (etyl) viola (modern Occitan viula), from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone
  • (music) An organ stop having a similar tone
  • (music) A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music.
  • References

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola , including the violets and pansies.
  • References

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    violate

    English

    Verb

    (violat)
  • To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to (rules, conventions, etc.).
  • The program tried to write to privileged memory, so it was flagged with a protect violate error.
    Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.
  • To rape.
  • Derived terms

    * violation * violable * violative

    Antonyms

    * comply * obey