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   infringe

   /ɪnˈfrɪn(d)ʒ/

   verb

   • 1. actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.): "making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright" Similar contraveneviolatetransgressbreakbreachcommit a breach ofdisobeydefyfloutfly in the face ofride roughshod overkick againstfail to comply withfail to observedisregardtake no notice ofignoreneglectgo beyondoverstepexceedinfractinformal:cock a snook atOpposite obeycomply with
   • 2. act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on: "such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties" Similar undermineerodediminishweakenimpairdamagecompromiselimitcurbcheckplace a limit onencroach oninterfere withdisturbdisrupttrespass onencroach onimpinge onintrude onenterinvadebarge in onburst in onarchaic:entrench onOpposite preservestrengthen

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. infringer noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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