Violate and Yield

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Violate verb - To fail to keep.

Usage example: you've violated the company's new rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building

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Yield is an antonym for violate.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Violate is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

violate time

yield time

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