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infringe

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/

The English word “infringe” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
  2. To break in or encroach on something.
  3. To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

Etymology

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

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