impingir

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin impingere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: im‧pin‧gir

Verb[edit]

impingir (first-person singular present impinjo, first-person singular preterite impingi, past participle impingido)

  1. (transitive) to force or oblige someone to do or to accept something
  2. (transitive) to apply (something) with great force and/or intensity
  3. (transitive) to sell something for a price higher than what is considered fair
  4. (intransitive) to make someone believe untrue things

Usage notes[edit]

False friend of English impinge.

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