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VERB (2)

1. impinge or infringe upon;
- Example: "This impinges on my rights as an individual"
- Example: "This matter entrenches on other domains"
[syn: impinge, encroach, entrench, trench]

2. advance beyond the usual limit;
[syn: encroach, infringe, impinge]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Impinging.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.] To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or upon. [1913 Webster] The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impinge v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: impinge, encroach, entrench, trench] 2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: encroach, infringe, impinge]