'Infringe' definitions:
Definition of 'infringe'
(from WordNet)
verb
Go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene]
verb
Definition of 'Infringe'
From: GCIDE
- Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing.] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract .]
- 1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract. [1913 Webster]
- If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. --Golding. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Infringe'
From: GCIDE
- Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. i.
- 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'infringe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adopt,
- advance upon,
- appropriate,
- arrogate,
- assume,
- barge in,
- breach,
- breach the law,
- break,
- break bounds,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- break the law,
- burst in,
- butt in,
- charge in,
- circumvent the law,
- come between,
- commit a crime,
- contravene,
- copy,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash the gates,
- creep in,
- crowd in,
- cut in,
- defy,
- derive from,
- disobey,
- disobey the law,
- disregard the law,
- do violence to,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- encroach,
- entrench,
- flout,
- foist in,
- go too far,
- horn in,
- imitate,
- impinge,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infiltrate,
- infract,
- insinuate,
- interfere,
- interlope,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- intrude,
- invade,
- irrupt,
- know no bounds,
- make an inroad,
- make use of,
- mock,
- obtrude,
- offend,
- overstep,
- overstep the bounds,
- pirate,
- plagiarize,
- play God,
- press in,
- presume,
- pretend to,
- push in,
- put on,
- put upon,
- rush in,
- seize,
- set at defiance,
- set at naught,
- set naught by,
- simulate,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smash in,
- sneak in,
- squeeze in,
- steal,
- steal in,
- storm in,
- take,
- take on,
- take over,
- throng in,
- thrust in,
- trample on,
- trample underfoot,
- trample upon,
- transgress,
- trench,
- trespass,
- usurp,
- violate,
- violate the law,
- work in,
- worm in