IMPINGE

encroach, infringe, impinge

(verb) advance beyond the usual limit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

impinge (third-person singular simple present impinges, present participle impinging, simple past and past participle impinged)

(transitive, now, rare) To make a physical impact on.

Synonyms: collide, crash, strike

(intransitive, figuratively) To interfere with.

Synonyms: encroach, infringe, trespass

(intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

Synonyms: affect, limit, touch, influence, impact

Usage notes

• The transitive use is less common, not included in many small dictionaries, and not favored by Garner's Modern American Usage (2009).

Source: Wiktionary

Im*pinge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Impinging.] Etym: [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.]

Definition: To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon. The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton. But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice. Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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