vt to urge with violence.
2. violent ·vi to be violent; to act violently.
3. violent ·noun an assailant.
4. violent ·adj produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.
5. violent ·adj acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
6. violent ·adj moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.