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Violate vs Violent - What's the difference?

violate | violent |

As verbs the difference between violate and violent

is that violate is {{cx|sometimes|computing|lang=en}} To break, disregard, disagree or not act according to (rules, conventions, etc.) while violent is to urge with violence.

As an adjective violent is

involving extreme force or motion.

As a noun violent is

an assailant.

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

    External links

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    violent

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Involving extreme force or motion.
    • A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
  • Involving physical conflict.
    • We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
  • Likely to use physical force.
    • The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
  • Intensely vivid.
    • The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
  • (obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
  • * Shakespeare
    • These violent delights have violent ends.
  • * T. Burnet
    • No violent state can be perpetual.
  • * Milton
    • Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.

    Antonyms

    * peaceful

    Related terms

    * violence

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To urge with violence.
    • (Fuller)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An assailant.
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