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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb encroach has 2 senses
- encroach(v = verb.motion) impinge, infringe - advance beyond the usual limit; is one way to advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
- encroach(v = verb.social) entrench, impinge, trench - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" is one way to take advantage, trespass
Derived forms noun encroacher1, noun encroachment2, noun encroachment1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derived form noun encroachment3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
encroach, v. i. [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.].
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. [1913 Webster]
"No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another."
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"Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil."
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"Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground."
Syn. -- To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.
encroach, n.
Encroachment. South. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
encroach, v.intr.
1 (foll. by on, upon) intrude, esp. on another's territory or rights.
2 advance gradually beyond due limits.
1 (foll. by on, upon) intrude, esp. on another's territory or rights.
2 advance gradually beyond due limits.
Derivative
encroacher n. encroachment n.
Etymology
ME f. OF encrochier (as EN-(1), crochier f. croc hook: see CROOK)
THESAURUS
encroach
abuse a privilege, adopt, advance upon, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, bother, break bounds, break in, break in upon, burst in, bust in, butt in, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cut in, edge in, elbow in, encroach upon, entrench, foist in, go too far, horn, horn in, impinge, impose, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infiltrate, infringe, insinuate, interfere, interlope, interpose, intervene, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make an inroad, make free with, obtrude, obtrude upon, overstep, overstep the bounds, play God, press in, presume on, presume upon, pretend to, push in, put on, put upon, rush in, seize, slink in, slip in, smash in, sneak in, squeeze in, steal in, storm in, take a liberty, take liberties, take over, throng in, thrust in, transgress, trench, trespass, trouble, usurp, work in, worm inROGET THESAURUS
encroach
Undueness
VB be undue, not be due, infringe, encroach, trench on, exact, arrogate, arrogate to oneself, give an inch and take an ell, stretch a point, strain a point, usurp, violate, do violence to, disfranchise, disentitle, disqualify, invalidate, relax, misbehave, misbecome.Transcursion
VB transgress, surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, override, overleap, overjump, overskip, overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed, transcend, surmount, soar, encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the Rubicon.
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