What does violenter in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word violenter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use violenter in French.

The word violenter in French means assault, sexually assault, force to do. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word violenter

assault

verbe transitif (maltraiter, frapper)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce commerçant fut violenté par des braqueurs.
That shopkeeper was assaulted by armed robbers.

sexually assault

verbe transitif (soutenu (commettre un viol ou une tentative de viol)

Cette femme a été violentée hier soir.
That woman was sexually assaulted last night.

force to do

verbe transitif (littéraire (faire violence à ses penchants)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous dûmes le violenter pour qu'il acceptât de se lever aux aurores.
We had to force him to agree to get up at dawn.

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