Infringe
/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc. transitive
"Near-synonym: flout"
- 2 advance beyond the usual limit wordnet
- 3 To break in or encroach on something. intransitive
"Near-synonym: impinge"
- 4 go against, as of rules and laws wordnet
- 5 To furnish or embellish with a fringe. dated, transitive
Example
More examples"It's fine to set up a web page, just be sure you don't infringe anybody's copyright."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).