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Definitions for Encroach
[1] to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual.
[2] to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances.
[3] (often foll by on or upon ) to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
[4] to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
Words related to Encroach
intrude, infringe, trespass, usurp, impinge, overstep, crash, arrogate, intervene, interpose, interfere, trench, appropriate, entrench, meddle
Words nearby Encroach
encounter session, encourage, encouragement, encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption
Origin of Encroach
1275–1325; Middle English encrochen < Anglo-French encrocher, Old French encrochier to catch hold of, seize, equivalent to en- en-1 + -crochier, verbal derivative of croc hook < Germanic; see crooked, crook1
Other words from Encroach
en·croach·er , noun
un·en·croached , adjective
un·en·croach·ing , adjective
Word origin for Encroach
C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en- 1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook
Synonyms for Encroach
horn in, impinge, infringe, intrude, trespass, usurp, appropriate, arrogate, crash, entrench, interfere, interpose, intervene, meddle, overstep, trench, barge in, butt in, elbow in, make inroads, muscle in, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, work in, worm in