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inviolate

[in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt]
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adjective

free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
undisturbed; untouched.
unbroken.
not infringed.

RELATED WORDS

good, decent, honest, clean, fresh, true, sacrosanct, safe, mature, sound, solid, mint, blameless, celibate, continent, exemplary, guileless, immaculate, inculpable, innocent

Nearby words

  1. invincibility,
  2. invincible,
  3. invincible armada,
  4. inviolability,
  5. inviolable,
  6. inviscation,
  7. inviscid,
  8. invisibility,
  9. invisible,
  10. invisible balance

Origin of inviolate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inviolātus unhurt, inviolable. See in-3, violate
Related formsin·vi·o·la·cy [in-vahy-uh-luh-see] /ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə si/, in·vi·o·late·ness, nounin·vi·o·late·ly, adverb
Can be confusedinviolable inviolate
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British Dictionary definitions for inviolate

inviolate

adjective

free from violation, injury, disturbance, etc
a less common word for inviolable
Derived Formsinviolacy or inviolateness, nouninviolately, adverb
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Word Origin and History for inviolate

inviolate

adj.

"unbroken, intact," early 15c., from Latin inviolatus "unhurt," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + violatus (see violation).

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