infringe

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb go against, as of rules and laws
  2. verb advance beyond the usual limit

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

conflict, run afoul, contravene

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
transgress

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