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Impinge

🔄 Synonyms of "Impinge"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
encroachverb	(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
infringeverb	(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
trenchnoun	A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impinge"

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Word	Definition
encroachverb	(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
infringeverb	(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
trenchverb	(military, infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
impactverb	(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
protrudeverb	(intransitive) To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
intrudeverb	(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
trampleverb	(transitive) To crush something by walking on it.
obstructverb	To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
interfereverb	(intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
touchverb	Primarily physical senses.
hinderverb	(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
trespassverb	(law) To enter someone else's property illegally.
damageverb	(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
harmverb	To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
interveneverb	(intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in]
jeopardizeverb	(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.