infringe
verb
[ ɪnˈfrɪn(d)ʒ ]
• actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).
• "making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright"
Similar:
contravene,
violate,
transgress,
break,
breach,
commit a breach of,
disobey,
defy,
flout,
fly in the face of,
ride roughshod over,
kick against,
fail to comply with,
fail to observe,
disregard,
take no notice of,
ignore,
neglect,
go beyond,
overstep,
exceed,
infract,
cock a snook at,
Opposite:
obey,
comply with,
• act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.
• "such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties"
Similar:
undermine,
erode,
diminish,
weaken,
impair,
damage,
compromise,
limit,
curb,
check,
place a limit on,
encroach on,
interfere with,
disturb,
disrupt,
trespass on,
impinge on,
intrude on,
enter,
invade,
barge in on,
burst in on,
entrench on,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.
