The difference between Rape and Violate

When used as verbs, rape means to seize by force. (now often with overtones of later senses.), whereas violate means to break or disregard (a rule or convention).


Rape is also noun with the meaning: the taking of something by force.

Rape is also adverb with the meaning: quickly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rape and Violate

  1. Rape as a noun (now, rare):

    The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.

  2. Rape as a noun (now, archaic):

    The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.

  3. Rape as a noun:

    The act of forcing sexual intercourse upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now any sex act forced by any person upon another person.

  4. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is snatched away.

  5. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.

  6. Rape as a noun (slang):

    Overpowerment; utter defeat.

  1. Rape as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To seize by force. (Now often with overtones of later senses.)

  2. Rape as a verb (transitive):

    To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct.

  3. Rape as a verb (chiefly, transitive):

    To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.

    Examples:

    "The Communist Specter is not satisfied with beating, raping and killing a man's flesh body alone."

  4. Rape as a verb (transitive):

    To plunder, to destroy or despoil.

  5. Rape as a verb (US, _, slang, chiefly, Internet):

    To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.

    Examples:

    "My experienced opponent will rape me at chess."

  1. Rape as a noun (now, historical):

    One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, England.

  1. Rape as a verb (obsolete, intransitive, or, _, reflexive):

    To make haste; to hasten or hurry.

  1. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Haste; precipitancy; a precipitate course.

  1. Rape as an adverb (obsolete):

    Quickly; hastily.

  1. Rape as a noun:

    Rapeseed, Brassica napus.

  1. Rape as a noun:

    The stalks and husks of grapes from which the must has been expressed in winemaking.

  2. Rape as a noun:

    A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes, used for clarifying wine, vinegar, etc.

  3. Rape as a noun (obsolete):

    Fruit plucked in a bunch.

    Examples:

    "a rape of grapes"

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  1. Violate as a verb (transitive):

    To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

    Examples:

    "Drinking-and-driving violates the law."

    "Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol."

  2. Violate as a verb (transitive, euphemistic):

    To rape.