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encroach

Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/

The English word “encroach” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. to seize, appropriate
  2. To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
  3. To advance gradually beyond due limits.

noun

  1. Encroachment.

Etymology

From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.

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