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viole

viole verb: to violate, especially to rape. Also the plural of viola.

Verb

viole (third-person singular simple present violes, present participle violing, simple past and past participle violed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To violate, especially to rape.

Also used as

viole is also the plural of viola.

Synonyms of viole

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Forms of viole

third-person singular presentvioles
present participlevioling
past participlevioled
pastvioled

Origin of viole

From Middle English vyole, from either Middle French violer or Latin violāre. Compare violate.

Borrowed from Italian viole.

Phrases with viole

Questions about viole

What does viole mean?
Viole means to violate, especially to rape.
What part of speech is viole?
Viole is a verb.
What is the past tense of viole?
The past tense of viole is violed.

Words near viole in the dictionary

  1. violatress
  2. violatresses
  3. violaxanthal
  4. violaxanthin
  5. violaxanthins
  6. viole
  7. viole da braccio
  8. viole da gamba
  9. viole di bordone
  10. violed
  11. violence

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