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encroach
(redirected from encroached)

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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.

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

en·croacher n.

encroach
Verb
to intrude gradually on someone's rights or on a piece of land [Old French encrochier to seize]
encroachment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.encroach - advance beyond the usual limit
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"
take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"

encroach
verb (often with on or upon) intrude, invade, trespass, infringe, usurp, impinge, trench, overstep, make inroads, impose yourself
Translations
encroach [ɪnˈkrəutʃ] vi to encroach (up)on (gen) → invadir [+ time]; adueñarse de

encroach [ɪnˈkrəutʃ] vi to encroach (up)on → empiéter sur

encroach [ɪnˈkrəutʃ] vi to encroach (up)on (rights) → eingreifen in +acc;
(property) → eindringen in +acc;
(time) → in Anspruch nehmen

encroach [ɪnˈkrəutʃ] vi to encroach (up)on [+ rights] → usurpare [+ time]; abusare di [+ land]; oltrepassare i limiti di

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, kajota empiéter sur לְהָסִיג גְבוּל दूसरे का अधिकार दबा बैठना nasrnuti beavatkozik; betolakodik menyerang seilast inn á invadere, usurpare 侵入する 침입하다, 침해하다 įsibrauti, kėsintis ielauzties (svešā teritorijā); aizskart (cita tiesības) menyerang inbreuk maken op trenge (seg) inn , 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
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 침입, 잠식 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


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