To treat roughly or injuriously; handle so as to harm or hurt; do violence to; outrage.To break in upon; interrupt; disturb.To desecrate; dishonor; treat with irreverence; profane, or meddle with profanely.To infringe; transgress, as a contract, law, promise, or the like, either by a positive act contrary to the promise, etc., or by neglect or non-fulfilment: as, to violate confidence.To ravish; deflower by force; commit rape on.