infringe

English

Alternative forms

• enfringe

Etymology

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

Verb

infringe (third-person singular simple present infringes, present participle infringing, simple past and past participle infringed)

1. (transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
2. (intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.

Synonyms

(Break or violate a treaty, a law): transgress

Translations

to break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.

French: enfreindre (fr) Italian: infrangere (it)

Portuguese: infringir (pt) Spanish: infringir (es)

Derived terms

• infringement
• infringer

Related terms

• infraction

External links

• infringe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• infringe in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• infringe at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• refining

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Latin

Verb

infringe

1. second-person singular present active imperative of infringō