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ENCROACH
encroach, infringe, impinge
(verb) advance beyond the usual limit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
encroach (third-person singular simple present encroaches, present participle encroaching, simple past and past participle encroached)
(transitive, obsolete) to seize, appropriate
(intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone elseās rights or territory
(intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits
Noun
encroach (plural encroaches)
(rare) Encroachment.
Anagrams
• Cochrane, charneco
Source: Wiktionary
En*croach", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Encroached; p. pr. & vb. n. Encroaching.] Etym: [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F. accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en- (L. in) + F. croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Accroach.]
Definition: To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway. No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another. South. Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil. Hooker. Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground. Dryden.
Syn.
– To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.
En*croach", n.
Definition: Encroachment. [Obs.] South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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