Impinge & Infringe

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[im-pinj]



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–verb (used without object) 

1. to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually fol. by on or upon): to impinge [upon] the imagination; social pressures that impinge [upon] one's daily life. 

2. to encroach; infringe (usually fol. by on or upon): to impinge [on] another's rights. 

3. to strike; dash; collide (usually fol. by on, upon, or against): rays of light impinging [on] the eye.  



–verb (used with object) 

4. Obsolete. to come into violent contact with. 





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impinge, infringe (vv.) 

 

To impinge is "to strike, to make an impression, to encroach," with the preposition on or upon usual in each sense: Her practice times impinged on [upon] mine. 



Only in the sense "to encroach" is impinge synonymous with the verb infringe (usually also with on or upon; see INFRINGE), which also means "to overlap, intrude upon, or interfere with": Your proposal infringes on [upon] my patent. 



Both are Standard in all these senses.





　

On a narrative level, the fact that the multiple murders of prominent characters aren't even acknowledged or shown to impinge [on] the much-elaborated business negotiations is ludicrous enough. 



Worse, however, is the fact that the central figure in most of this, Diane, remains such an incoherent, unrealized character. 



As the film wears on, it becomes increasingly apparent -- and increasingly detrimental [to] it -- that Assayas never developed a sufficiently clear picture of this duplicitous and evil woman, what drives and obsesses her, and how she imagines she's going to pull off the major subterfuge she undertakes.





yank

He yanked out the sore [tooth].

But the movie, like its hero, manages to yank itself [back] into shape

Yanking the ancient myth of vagina dentata [up] to the present day in a treatment combining outright [gore], social satire and freakish comedy,

cull

Sound bites from the filmed demonstrations are near-identical to those culled [from] those held two weekends ago.

semaphore

signaling 

by changing light, flag

he holds an elbow out and pumps a forearm [up] and [down] like a semaphore as Milk speaks in public.



plonk

variant of plunk 

To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).

plunked the [money] down on the counter. 

plunked onto the [couch] with a sigh of relief. 

the [stasis] of the visuals means it plays like a piece of legit [plonked] in the middle of the movie. 

plank

plank and platform

The main plank in his [election] campaign is tax reform.

We suspect that the new vice-president walked the plank because of a personality clash.

It is a testament like the words that Christopher carved into [planks] in the wilderness.

plaque

And at home, in one room, alone in the center in the room, the hand in formaldehyde, with a plaque: My hand 1940-1972.

Convulsion