impinge
[ im-pinj ]
/ ɪmˈpɪndʒ /
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verb (used without object), im·pinged, im·ping·ing.
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
to encroach; infringe (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge on another's rights.
to strike; dash; collide (usually followed by on, upon, or against): rays of light impinging on the eye.
verb (used with object), im·pinged, im·ping·ing.
Obsolete. to come into violent contact with.
Nearby words
impetus, impf., imphal, impi, impiety, impinge, impingement, impingement attack, impious, impiously, impish
Origin of impinge
Related formsim·ping·ent, adjectiveim·ping·er, nounim·pinge·ment, nounun·im·ping·ing, adjective
Can be confusedinfringe impinge
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impinge
/ (ɪmˈpɪndʒ) /
verb
(intr; usually foll by on or upon) to encroach or infringe; trespassto impinge on someone's time
(intr; usually foll by on, against, or upon) to collide (with); strike
Derived Formsimpingement, nounimpinger, noun
Word Origin for impinge
C16: from Latin impingere to drive at, dash against, from pangere to fasten, drive in
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Word Origin and History for impinging
impinge
1530s, "fasten or fix forcibly," from Latin impingere "drive into, strike against," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Sense of "encroach, infringe" first recorded 1738. Related: Impinged; impinging.
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