INVIOLATE


Meaning of INVIOLATE in English

(ˈ)in|vīələ̇]t, ənˈv- also -ˌlā]; usu ]d.+V adjective

also in·violated -ˌlādə̇d, -ātə̇d\

Etymology: Middle English inviolat, from Latin inviolatus, from in- in- (I) + violatus, past participle of violare to violate — more at violate

1.

a. : free from change or blemish : pure , unbroken

desired the Italian culture to be inviolate and predominant — John Buchan

cease searching for the perfect shell, the whole inviolate form — Anne M. Lindbergh

while I continue to keep this oath inviolate — Hippocratic Oath

b. : free from assault or trespass : untouched , intact

as he had fallen on the plain, inviolate he lay — R.C.Trench

the … first white settlers agreed to keep this ground inviolate — American Guide Series: Connecticut

2. : inviolable 2

they … regarded their hunting zones as their own inviolate property — L.S.B.Leakey

the confidences of this Club are inviolate — R.H.Davis

• in·vi·o·late·ly adverb

• in·vi·o·late·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.