Past tense of violate
regular verb
The past tense of violate is violated. The past participle is also violated.
Forms of violate
| Base form (V1) | violate /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | violated /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | violated /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | violating /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | violates |
Violated in a sentence
- In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi...
- Bulgarian soldiers in the meantime entered Turkish houses, violated the women and girls and stole everything they could lay their hands on.1914, “Report of the International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars”, in Carnegie Report, Washington...
- He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished.From the entry repeatedly
- The claimant believed his First Amendment rights had been violated, but the judge was unsure of whether it was a First Amendment issue.From the entry First Amendment
- “Defendant Officers violated numerous laws and CPD policies during their encounter with Dexter.2024 April 24, Family of Chicago man fatally shot by police files federal civil rights lawsuit against city and tactical officers, CNN. From the entry cpd
Meaning of violate
- verb To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- verb To rape.
- verb To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
Questions about the past tense of violate
- What is the past tense of violate?
- The past tense of violate is violated.
- What is the past participle of violate?
- The past participle of violate is violated.
- Is violate a regular or irregular verb?
- Violate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: violate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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