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enfringe

enfringe is the archaic form of infringe.

Meaning of infringe

Verb

infringe (third-person singular simple present infringes, present participle infringing, simple past and past participle infringed)

  1. (transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
    • Near-synonyms: flout, infract
    Synonyms:
    flout, infract
  2. (intransitive) To break in or encroach on something.
    • Near-synonym: impinge
    Synonyms:
    impinge
  3. (dated, transitive) To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

Forms of enfringe

third-person singular presentenfringes
present participleenfringing
past participleenfringed
pastenfringed

Words that rhyme with enfringe

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Questions about enfringe

What is enfringe the archaic form of?
Enfringe is the archaic form of infringe.

Words near enfringe in the dictionary

  1. enfrenzies
  2. enfrenzy
  3. enfrenzying
  4. enfrijolada
  5. enfrijoladas
  6. enfringe
  7. enfringed
  8. enfringement
  9. enfringements
  10. enfringes
  11. enfringing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enfringe (page history and authors); infringe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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