Select the most appropriate synonym of the word infringe to fill in the blank in the given sentence:-

The company was sued for attempting to ____ the intellectual property rights of its competitors.

violate

The correct answer is Option (4) → violate

• Infringe (verb): To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.); to violate.

• Violate (verb): To break or fail to comply with (a rule, agreement, or boundary); to infringe on.

• Ignore → to pay no attention (not same as infringe).

• Contravene → also means to break a rule, but is less commonly used with intellectual property rights than violate.

• Overturn → to invalidate or reverse a decision (not related).