impinge
Use Impinge in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon ): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
2.
to encroach; infringe (usually followed by on or upon ): to impinge on another's rights.
3.
to strike; dash; collide (usually followed by on, upon, or against ): rays of light impinging on the eye.
verb (used with object)
4.
Obsolete. to come into violent contact with.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C16: from Latin impingere to drive at, dash against, from pangere to fasten, drive in] | |
| im'pingement | |
| —n | |
| im'pinger | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
impinge
1530s, from L. impingere "drive into, strike against," from in- "in" + pangere "to fix, fasten." Sense of "encroach, infringe" first recorded 1758.
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Example sentences
Clogged court calendars can hamper the prosecution of a case and impinge on defendants' rights.
And when they impinge upon other students experience, it's time for them to take it outside.
Human activities simply impinge in too many ways on the well-being of animal populations.
Alas, there are other things that impinge on the sporting merit.
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