impinge
verb
[ ɪmˈpɪn(d)ʒ ]
• have an effect, especially a negative one.
• "several factors impinge on market efficiency"
Similar:
affect,
have an effect on,
have a bearing on,
touch,
influence,
exert influence on,
make an impression on,
make an impact on,
leave a mark on,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’. The word originally meant ‘thrust at forcibly’, then ‘come into forcible contact’; hence ‘encroach’ (mid 18th century).
