Understand
Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Violate and understand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violate" instead a verb "Understand".
Violate
Violate verb - To fail to keep.
Understand and violate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Violate".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Wilfred on the other hand, can't seem to understand that the feelings and rights of others aren't his to violate as he pleases.
Source: Series / Wilfred - This is very important to him, as he's harvesting the magic power generated by Magical Girls mutating into reality-warping Eldritch Abominations in order to stave off the heat death of the universe, even though he does not understand why this energy can violate thermodynamics in the first place.
Source: No Conservation of Energy
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