Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
INFRINGE
encroach, infringe, impinge
(verb) advance beyond the usual limit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
infringe (third-person singular simple present infringes, present participle infringing, simple past and past participle infringed)
(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
(intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.
Synonyms
(Break or violate a treaty, a law): transgress
Anagrams
• Infinger, enfiring, refining
Source: Wiktionary
In*fringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing.] Etym: [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 or contract. If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed. Shak. The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.
2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
In*fringe", v. i.
1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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