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viole¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English vyole, from either Middle French violer or Latin violāre. Compare violate.

verb violes · violing · violed

  1. obsolete, transitive To violate, especially to rape.

    Similar: misuse, outrage, vitiate, abuse, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, oppress, pollute, rape

viole²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian viole.

noun

  1. obsolete, plural, transitive, uncommon plural of viola (“stringed instrument”) On his right, in two rows, were twelve violins, two viole, two ’celli, and two basses.

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@misc{viole_2026,
  title = {viole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}