encroach

en·croach  (n-krch)

intr.v. en·croached, en·croach·ing, en·croach·es

1. To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land.

2. To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland.

3. Football To commit encroachment.

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[Middle English encrochen, to seize illegally, from Old French encrochier, to seize : en-, in; see en-¹ + croc, hook (of Germanic origin).]

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en·croacher n.

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encroach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ]

vb (intr)

1. (often foll by on or upon) to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc., of another

2. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits

[from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en-¹ + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook]

encroacher  n

encroachingly  adv

encroachment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	encroach - advance beyond the usual limit impinge, infringe advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
	2.	encroach - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" impinge, trench, entrench take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"

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encroach

verb intrude, invade, trespass, infringe, usurp, impinge, trench, overstep, make inroads, impose yourself He doesn't like people to encroach on his territory.

Translations

encroach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] VI → avanzar
to encroach (up)on [+ time] → quitar; [+ rights] → usurpar; [+ land] (of neighbour) → invadir, traspasar los límites de; [+ land] (by sea) → hurtar, invadir; [+ someone's subject] → invadir

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encroach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] vi
to encroach on, to encroach upon [+ territory, land] → empiéter sur; [+ rights] → empiéter sur

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encroach

vi to encroach (up)on (land) → vordringen in (+acc); sphere, rights → eingreifen in (+acc); privileges → übergreifen auf (+acc); time → in Anspruch nehmen

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encroach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] vi to encroach (up)on (rights) → usurpare; (land, of neighbour) → sconfinare in; (subj, sea, land) → avanzare sopra; (time) → abusare di

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encroach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] vi to encroach (up)on (rights) → usurpare; (land, of neighbour) → sconfinare in; (subj, sea, land) → avanzare sopra; (time) → abusare di

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encroach [inˈkrəutʃ]

to advance into; invade to encroach on someone's land/rights. inbreuk maak (op) يَتَعَدّى нахлувам proniknout (do); zasáhnout (do) trænge ind på; gøre indgreb i unbefugt eindringen καταπατώ invadir, usurpar sisse tungima, (õigustesse) puutuma تجاوز کردن؛ تعدی کردن tunkeutua empiéter sur לְהָסִיג גְבוּל दूसरे का अधिकार दबा बैठना nasrnuti beavatkozik; betolakodik menyerang seilast inn á invadere, usurpare 侵入する 침략하다 įsibrauti, kėsintis ielauzties (svešā teritorijā); aizskart (cita tiesības) menyerang inbreuk maken op trenge (seg) inn på, invadere wtargnąć, naruszyć invadir a (în)călca посягать на;вторгаться preniknúť (do); zasiahnuť (do) posegati prisvajati inkräkta, göra intrång ละเมิดสิทธิ tecavüz etmek, işgal etmek 侵佔 вдиратися; вторгатися قبضہ جمانا xâm phạm 侵占

n enˈcroachment

inbreukmaking, indringing تَعَدٍّ،تَجاوُز حُدود нахлуване zasahování indtrængen; indgriben der Übergriff καταπάτηση usurpación sissetungimine تجاوز؛ تعدی tunkeutuminen empiètement (sur) הַסָגַת גְבוּל अतिक्रमण nasrtaj túlkapás, beavatkozás; behatolás penyerangan ágangur, ágengni usurpazione 侵入 침략 brovimasis, kėsinimasis ielaušanās (svešā teritorijā); (cita tiesību) aizskaršana serangan inbreuk inntrenging, overgrep, inngrep wtargnięcie, naruszenie invasão (în)călcare посягательство; вторжение zasahovanie poseganje prisvajanje intrång, inkräktande การบุกรุก tecavüz, el uzatma 侵犯 вторгнення, загарбання دخل اندازی sự xâm phạm 侵犯