Impinge

Impinge
Impinge Im*pinge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See {Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.] To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or upon. [1913 Webster]

The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]

But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]


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  • împinge — ÎMPÍNGE, împíng, vb. III. 1. tranz. A mişca, a urni, a deplasa din loc pe cineva sau ceva, exercitând o apăsare. ♦ intranz. A se lăsa cu toată greutatea sau puterea spre a urni pe cineva sau ceva din loc. 2. tranz. A face să înainteze; a duce, a… …   Dicționar Român

  • impinge — ► VERB (impinging) (usu. impinge on) 1) have an effect or impact. 2) come into contact; encroach. DERIVATIVES impingement noun. ORIGIN Latin impingere drive something in or at …   English terms dictionary

  • impinge — I verb advance upon, aggress, attack, bang, barge in, break bounds, break in on, bump, butt against, collide, come into collision, contact, dash against, encroach, entrench on, fall against, foray, force oneself in, hit, impingi, impose, incidere …   Law dictionary

  • impinge — (v.) 1530s, fasten or fix forcibly, from L. impingere drive into, strike against, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + pangere to fix, fasten (see PACT (Cf. pact)). Sense of encroach, infringe first recorded… …   Etymology dictionary

  • impinge — meaning ‘to have an effect (on)’, has a present participle impingeing, with e to preserve the soft sound of the g …   Modern English usage

  • impinge — [v] trespass affect, bear upon, disturb, encroach, influence, infringe, intrude, invade, make inroads, meddle, obtrude, pry, touch, violate; concepts 14,156 Ant. avoid, dodge …   New thesaurus

  • impinge — [im pinj′] vi. impinged, impinging [L impingere < in , in + pangere, to strike: see FANG] 1. a) to strike, hit, or dash (on, upon, or against something) b) to touch (on or upon); have an effect [an idea that impinges on one s mind] …   English World dictionary

  • impinge on — phrasal verb impinge on or impinge upon [transitive] Word forms impinge on : present tense I/you/we/they impinge on he/she/it impinges on present participle impingeing on past tense impinged on past participle impinged on formal impinge on/upon… …   English dictionary

  • impinge — v. (formal) (d; intr.) to impinge on, upon (to impinge on smb. s rights) * * * [ɪm pɪndʒ] upon (to impinge on smb. s rights) (formal) (d; intr.) to impinge on …   Combinatory dictionary

  • impinge — intransitive verb (impinged; impinging) Etymology: Latin impingere, from in + pangere to fasten, drive in more at pact Date: 1605 1. to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision < I heard the rain impinge upon the earth James Joyce > 2. to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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