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Definition of impinge verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

impinge

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪmˈpɪndʒ//
 
[intransitive] impinge (on/upon something/somebody) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they impinge
 
he / she / it impinges
 
past simple impinged
 
-ing form impinging
 
 
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to have a noticeable effect on something or someone, especially a bad one synonym encroach He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life. The preparations for war were beginning to impinge.
See impinge in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary