encroach, infringe, impinge
(verb) advance beyond the usual limit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• 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
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
