infringe vs violate

infringe and violate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infringe	No	No	Yes	No
violate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, violate is a hypernym of infringe; that is, violate is a word with a broader meaning than infringe:

Other hypernyms of infringe include breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress.

infringe (verb)	violate (verb)
advance beyond the usual limit	destroy
go against, as of rules and laws	destroy and strip of its possession
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	force (someone) to have sex against their will
	violate the sacred character of a place or language
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns