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encroach (verb)

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  • encroach — ► VERB 1) (encroach on/upon) gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). 2) advance gradually beyond expected or acceptable limits: the sea has encroached all round the coast. DERIVATIVES encroachment noun. ORIGIN Old French… …   English terms dictionary

  • encroach — en·croach /in krōch/ vi [Anglo French encrocher, probably alteration of acrocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a , prefix stressing goal + croc hook]: to enter esp. gradually or stealthily into the possessions or rights of …   Law dictionary

  • encroach — en‧croach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʆ ǁ ˈkroʊtʆ] verb encroach on/​upon something phrasal verb [transitive] to gradually take more control of someone s rights, property, responsibility etc than you should: • Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of… …   Financial and business terms

  • encroach — verb encroach on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to gradually take more control of someone s time, possessions, rights etc than you should: a government that is encroaching on the rights of individuals 2 to gradually cover more and more land: houses… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • encroach upon — verb to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate (Freq. 1) This new colleague invades my territory The neighbors intrude on your privacy • Syn: ↑intrude on, ↑invade, ↑obtrude upon • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • encroach — verb (encroach on/upon) gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). ↘advance gradually beyond expected limits. Derivatives encroacher noun encroachment noun Origin ME (in the sense seize ): from OFr. encrochier seize, fasten upon …   English new terms dictionary

  • encroach — verb she didn t want to encroach on his privacy Syn: intrude on, trespass on, impinge on, obtrude on, impose oneself on, invade, infiltrate, interrupt, infringe on, violate, interfere with, disturb; informal horn in on, muscle in on; archaic… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • encroach — UK [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] / US [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms encroach : present tense I/you/we/they encroach he/she/it encroaches present participle encroaching past tense encroached past participle encroached 1) to gradually take something… …   English dictionary

  • encroach — [[t]ɪnkro͟ʊtʃ[/t]] encroaches, encroaching, encroached 1) VERB (disapproval) If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing.… …   English dictionary

  • encroach — en|croach [ ın kroutʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else: encroach on/upon: The federal government is encroaching on a state issue. 2. ) to cover more land gradually: encroach on/upon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • encroach — 1. verb /ɛnˈkɹəʊtʃ,ɪnˈkɹəʊtʃ/ a) to intrude unrightfully on someone elses rights or territory Because change itself would absolutely stay stable, and again, conversely, stability itself would change, if each of them encroached on the other. b) to …   Wiktionary

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