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infract en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈfɹækt/

Etymology

From Latin īnfringō, past participle īnfractus. See infringe.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
  2. (transitive) To break off.
    • infracted rock

Forms

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infracted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infracted Tense=Past lexicographic
infracting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
infracts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

infractible

Relateds

infraction · infarct

infract en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈfɹækt/

Etymology

From Latin īnfractus, from in- (“not”) + fractus (“broken”), past participle of fringō (“break”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
    • a mind infract 1612, George Chapman, Petrarch's Seven Penitential Psalams: