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in⋅vi⋅o⋅late

[in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt]
–adjective
1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
2. undisturbed; untouched.
3. unbroken.
4. not infringed.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L inviolātus unhurt, inviolable. See in- 3 , violate


in⋅vi⋅o⋅la⋅cy [in-vahy-uh-luh-see] , in⋅vi⋅o⋅late⋅ness, noun
in⋅vi⋅o⋅late⋅ly, adverb
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