Infringe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent.
  • v. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
  • verb-intransitive. To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an increased workload that infringed on his personal life.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
  • v. Break in or encroach on something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey.
  • v. To hinder; to destroy
  • verb-intransitive. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
  • verb-intransitive. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To commit a breach or infraction of; act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; transgress, either by action or by negligence; violate; break.
  • To annul or hinder.
  • To encroach; trespass; intrude: followed by on or upon: as, to infringe upon one's rights.
  • Synonyms Encroach upon, Trench upon, etc. See trespass, v. i.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. go against, as of rules and laws
  • v. advance beyond the usual limit
  • Verb Form
    infringed    infringes    infringing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    breach    break    violate    go against    offend   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hinder    destroy    injure    offend    encroach   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Inge    binge    cringe    fringe    hinge