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infringe
[
in-
frinj
]
Origin
in·fringe
/
ɪnˈfrɪndʒ
/
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[
in-
frinj
]
Show IPA
verb,
-fringed,
-fring·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to commit a
breach
or infraction of; violate or transgress:
to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
verb (used without object)
2.
to encroach or trespass (usually followed by
on
or
upon
):
Don't infringe on his privacy.
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Origin:
1525–35;
<
Latin
infringere
to break, weaken, equivalent to
in-
in-
2
+
-fringere,
combining form of
frangere
to
break
Related forms
in·fring·er,
noun
un·in·fringed,
adjective
Can be confused:
infringe,
impinge
.
Synonyms
1.
break, disobey.
2.
poach.
See
trespass.
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infringe
(ɪnˈfrɪndʒ)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)
2.
(
intr;
foll by
on
or
upon
) to encroach or trespass
[C16: from Latin
infringere
to break off, from
frangere
to break]
in'fringement
—
n
in'fringer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
infringe
mid-15c., from L. infringere "to damage, break off," from in- "in" + frangere "to break" (see
fraction
). Meaning of "encroach" first recorded c.1760.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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