IMPINGE Meaning of IMPINGE in English v.tr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) 1. make an impact; have an effect. 2 encroach. Derivatives: impingement n. impinger n. Etymology: L impingere drive (a thing) at (as IN-(2), pangere fix, drive) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012