impinge
Overstep a boundary
To impinge is to encroach or make an impact on something.
Rights or freedoms are impinged upon when something restricts them: The new regulations impinge on free speech.
More neutrally, one thing impinges on another when it affects or touches it: How will this decision impinge on our budget?
The physical sense—to strike or collide—is now rare outside technical contexts.
Advance beyond proper limits
- infringeViolate another's rights
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- overstepExceed proper limits
invade · usurp · infiltrate · penetrate · breach · transgress · overrun · interlope
Forceful impact or stoppage
encroach
Advance beyond proper limits
overstep · invade · usurp · infiltrate · penetrate · breach · transgress · overrun · interlope · inroad
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- collisionForceful contact between objects
bump · crash · graze · touch · brush · knock · smash · slam · bang · jolt
constrain
To limit or restrict
hinder · hamper · inhibit · cramp · confine · curb · obstruct · impede · diminish · compress
influence
Power to affect others
disturb · alter · shape · modify · sway · concern · involve · pertain · relate · apply
impingerespect
Regard with honor
withdraw · retreat · honor · stand back · leave alone