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infringe
in·fringe I0136400 (ĭn-frĭnj′)v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es v.tr.1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent.2. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.v.intr. To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an increased workload that infringed on his personal life.
[Latin īnfringere, to destroy : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
in·fring′er n.infringe (ɪnˈfrɪndʒ) vb1. (tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to encroach or trespass[C16: from Latin infringere to break off, from frangere to break] inˈfringement n inˈfringer nin•fringe (ɪnˈfrɪndʒ)
v. -fringed, -fring•ing. v.t. 1. to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright. v.i. 2. to encroach or trespass (usu. fol. by on or upon): to infringe on someone's privacy. [1525–35; < Latin infringere to break, weaken =in- in-2 + frangere to break] in•fring′er, n. syn: See trespass. impinge, infringe - To impinge is to come into contact or encroach or have an impact; to infringe is to encroach on a right or privilege or to violate.See also related terms for impact.infringe
Past participle: infringed
Gerund: infringing
| Imperative |
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| infringe | | infringe |
| Present |
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| I infringe | | you infringe | | he/she/it infringes | | we infringe | | you infringe | | they infringe |
| Preterite |
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| I infringed | | you infringed | | he/she/it infringed | | we infringed | | you infringed | | they infringed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am infringing | | you are infringing | | he/she/it is infringing | | we are infringing | | you are infringing | | they are infringing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have infringed | | you have infringed | | he/she/it has infringed | | we have infringed | | you have infringed | | they have infringed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was infringing | | you were infringing | | he/she/it was infringing | | we were infringing | | you were infringing | | they were infringing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had infringed | | you had infringed | | he/she/it had infringed | | we had infringed | | you had infringed | | they had infringed |
| Future |
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| I will infringe | | you will infringe | | he/she/it will infringe | | we will infringe | | you will infringe | | they will infringe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have infringed | | you will have infringed | | he/she/it will have infringed | | we will have infringed | | you will have infringed | | they will have infringed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be infringing | | you will be infringing | | he/she/it will be infringing | | we will be infringing | | you will be infringing | | they will be infringing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been infringing | | you have been infringing | | he/she/it has been infringing | | we have been infringing | | you have been infringing | | they have been infringing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been infringing | | you will have been infringing | | he/she/it will have been infringing | | we will have been infringing | | you will have been infringing | | they will have been infringing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been infringing | | you had been infringing | | he/she/it had been infringing | | we had been infringing | | you had been infringing | | they had been infringing |
| Conditional |
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| I would infringe | | you would infringe | | he/she/it would infringe | | we would infringe | | you would infringe | | they would infringe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have infringed | | you would have infringed | | he/she/it would have infringed | | we would have infringed | | you would have infringed | | they would have infringed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | infringe - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"contravene, run afoul, conflictbreach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" | | 2. | infringe - advance beyond the usual limitencroach, impingeadvance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" |
infringeverb break, violate, contravene, disobey, transgress The film exploited his image and infringed his copyright.infringe on or upon something intrude on, compromise, undermine, limit, weaken, diminish, disrupt, curb, encroach on, trespass on It's starting to infringe on our personal liberties.infringeverbTo fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):breach, break, contravene, transgress, violate.Translationsinfringe (inˈfrindʒ) verb to break (a law etc) or interfere with (a person's freedom or rights). 違反(法律)，侵犯(個人自由或權利) 侵犯，违反 inˈfringement noun 違法，侵權 违反，违犯 infringe
infringe (up)on (something)To encroach on something. Well, if you don't want us infringing on your personal freedom, don't do anything that compels us to ground you for a month. Their new fence better not be infringing upon our land!See also: infringeinfringe (up)on somethingto interfere with the rights of someone or with someone's property rights; to encroach on something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) You are infringing upon my right to free speech. lam not infringing on your property. I'm in my own yard.See also: infringe, onEncyclopediaSeeinfringementLegalSeeInfringementinfringe
Synonyms for infringeverb breakSynonyms- break
- violate
- contravene
- disobey
- transgress
phrase infringe on or upon somethingSynonyms- intrude on
- compromise
- undermine
- limit
- weaken
- diminish
- disrupt
- curb
- encroach on
- trespass on
Synonyms for infringeverb to fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation)Synonyms- breach
- break
- contravene
- transgress
- violate
Synonyms for infringeverb go against, as of rules and lawsSynonyms- contravene
- run afoul
- conflict
Related Words- breach
- infract
- transgress
- violate
- go against
- offend
- break
verb advance beyond the usual limitSynonymsRelated Words- advance
- march on
- move on
- progress
- pass on
- go on
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