violate vs disturb

violate and disturb both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of violate include touch.

violate (verb)	disturb (verb)
destroy	destroy the peace or tranquility of
destroy and strip of its possession	damage as if by shaking or jarring
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises	tamper with
force (someone) to have sex against their will	change the arrangement or position of
violate the sacred character of a place or language	move deeply
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns