impinge

Meaning of impinge

verb
  1. have an effect, especially a negative one.
    several factors impinge on market efficiency

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).

Information about impinge

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of impinge is: impinges.
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Hyphenation of impinge

im-pinge

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • impinge is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

impinge synonyms

Meaning encroach:

encroach, entrench, trench, infringe

Meaning have an effect on; make a difference to:

affect

Meaning come into or be in contact with:

touch

Meaning have an influence on:

influence

Words that rhyme with impinge

Inge, brainge, binge, harbinge, accinge, dinge, hinge, rehinge, unhinge, whinge, Kallinge, ellinge, linge, slinge, minge, compinge, pinge, Ringe, adstringe, astringe, befringe, constringe, cringe, fringe, infringe, microsyringe, obstringe, perstringe, refringe, restringe, ringe, scringe, springe, syringe, underfringe, unfringe, singe, attinge, betinge, intertinge, retinge, stinge, tinge, beswinge, swinge, twinge, winge

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