infringe
1Infringe — In*fringe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infringing}.] [L. infringere; pref. in in + frangere to break. See {Fraction}, and cf. {Infract} .] 1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to… …
2infringe — in·fringe /in frinj/ vb in·fringed, in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in in + frangere to break] vt: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another the right of the people to keep and …
3infringe — in‧fringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] also infringe on verb [transitive] to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights: • There was no evidence that Apple s work was infringing Xerox copyrights. • We ll be watching closely to see whether they… …
4infringe — [in frinj′] vt. infringed, infringing [L infringere, to break off, break, impair, violate < in , in + frangere, to BREAK] to break (a law or agreement); fail to observe the terms of; violate SYN. TRESPASS infringe on or infringe upon to break… …
5Infringe — In*fringe , v. i. 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend. [1913 Webster] 2. To encroach; to trespass; followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another. [1913 Webster] …
6infringe — meaning ‘to violate (a rule or law)’, has inflected forms infringed, infringing. In current use it is used both transitively (with an object, e.g. The players were penalized for infringing the off side rule) and intransitively followed by on or… …
7infringe — (v.) mid 15c., enfrangen, to violate, from L. infringere to damage, break off, break, bruise, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + frangere to break (see FRACTION (Cf. fraction)). Meaning of encroach first recorded c.1760. Related: Infrin …
8infringe — encroach, entrench, *trespass, invade Analogous words: *intrude, obtrude, butt in, interlope: violate, break, transgress (see corresponding nouns at BREACH) …
9infringe — [v] violate borrow, breach, break, contravene, crash, disobey, encroach, entrench, impose, infract, intrude, invade, lift, meddle, obtrude, offend, pirate, presume, steal, transgress, trespass; concepts 192,384 Ant. comply, discharge, obey,… …
10infringe — ► VERB 1) violate (a law, agreement, etc.). 2) encroach on (a right or privilege). DERIVATIVES infringement noun infringer noun. ORIGIN Latin infringere, from in into + frangere to break …
