impinge.
To make a physical impact on.
Meaning & usage
To make a physical impact on.
Loud noise can impinge on the eardrum, causing temporary hearing damage.
To interfere with.
To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the perfect passive participle of impingō.
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