infringe
/ˌɪnˈfɹɪndʒ/in-FRINJ
/ˌɪnˈfɹɪndʒ/in-FRINJ
Meaningto break into
Common meaning: to break a law or rule
Other meanings: to cut into a right
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- fringeto break, shatterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 776 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to break, shatter’ → infringe
Journey through time
- Latininfringere‘to break into’source
- Englishinfringe‘to break a law or rule’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin frangō ‘to break, shatter’.
Roots
- frangō, frēgī, frāctum Latin “to break, shatter”
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