English Explanatory Dictionary

infringe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
  2. To break in or encroach on something.
  3. To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-infringe.wav

Word forms

infringe infringes infringing infringed enfringe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

Synonyms

flout impinge

Related words

infraction

Derived words

infringeable infringed infringee infringement infringer
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