infringe
- (transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
- (intransitive) To break in or encroach on something.
- (dated, transitive) To furnish or embellish with a fringe.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
impinge on
renege on
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