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do violence to

do vi·o·lence to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo vahy-uh-luh ns too]
    • /du ˈvaɪ ə ləns tu/
    • /duː ˈvaɪə.ləns tuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo vahy-uh-luh ns too]
    • /du ˈvaɪ ə ləns tu/

Definitions of do violence to words

  • noun do violence to to inflict harm upon; damage or violate 0
  • noun do violence to to distort or twist the sense or intention of 0
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Parts of speech for Do violence to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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do violence to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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