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- Dictionaryinviolate/ɪnˈvʌɪələt/
adjective
- 1. free or safe from injury or violation: "an international memorial which must remain inviolate"
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INVIOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of inviolate in English. inviolate. adjective [ after verb ] formal uk / ɪnˈvaɪə.lət / us / ɪnˈvaɪə.lət / Add to word list. (that must be) not harmed or damaged: For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners. Synonym. sacrosanct.
: not violated or profaned. especially : pure. inviolately adverb. inviolateness noun. Examples of inviolate in a Sentence. These rights must remain inviolate. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.
If something’s inviolate, it’s sacred and must be protected. If you make an inviolate promise to your sister to never reveal her secret superhero identity, it's one you must honor and take very seriously. Inviolate comes from the Latin word inviolatus, made up of in-, meaning “not” and violare, meaning “violate.”.
Inviolate definition: free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.. See examples of INVIOLATE used in a sentence.
(that must be) not harmed or damaged: For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners. Synonym. sacrosanct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Safe and secure. airworthiness. as safe as houses idiom. biosafety. bite. clear of something. harmlessness. have/lead a sheltered life idiom.
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adj. Not violated or profaned; intact: "The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim" (Thomas Hardy). [Middle English, from Latin inviolātus : in-, not; see in-1 + violātus, past participle of violāre, to violate; see violate.] in·vi′o·la·cy (-lə-sē), in·vi′o·late·ness n. in·vi′o·late·ly adv.
Inviolate definition: Not violated or profaned; intact.
