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infringe

verb
/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

  1. borrowed from infringere

Definitions

  1. To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.

    • Near-synonym: flout

  2. To break in or encroach on something.

    • Near-synonym: impinge
    • infringing on my personal freedom
    • A well regulated Militia, being neceſsary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

  3. To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

The neighborhood

Derived

infringeable, infringed, infringee, infringement, infringer

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA