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violable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: V AY1 AH0 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

capable of being violated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a violable rule
  • a violable contract

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inviolable

History

Etymology

From Latin violābilis. Compare Middle English violable (“destructive”), a hapax legomenon.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: 破って良い (yabutte yoi) — capable of being violated
  • Japanese: 違反できる (ihan dekiru) — capable of being violated
  • Portuguese: violável — capable of being violated