·vt To urge with violence.
II. Violent ·vi To be violent; to act violently.
III. Violent ·noun An Assailant.
IV. Violent ·adj Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.
V. Violent ·adj Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
VI. Violent ·adj Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.