impinge Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb impinge or infringe upon
trench; entrench; encroach.
- This impinges on my rights as an individual
- This matter entrenches on other domains
verb advance beyond the usual limit
infringe; encroach.

L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.

imperfect & past participle Impinged ; present participle & verbal noun Impinging

To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.
The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton.

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