violate vs offend

violate and offend both are verbs.

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

As verbs, violate and offend are synonyms defined as:

violate and offend: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Other synonyms of violate include breach, break, go against, infract, transgress.

violate (verb)	offend (verb)
destroy	hurt the feelings of
destroy and strip of its possession	cause to feel resentment or indignation
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises	strike with disgust or revulsion
force (someone) to have sex against their will	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
violate the sacred character of a place or language
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns