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encroach
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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 [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
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 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] VIavanzar
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

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

encroach
vi to encroach (up)on (land)vordringen in (+acc); sphere, rightseingreifen in (+acc); privilegesübergreifen auf (+acc); timein Anspruch nehmen

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


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CDA officials, however, denied all allegations, emphasising that confiscates foodstuff, including fruit, are distributed to the religious seminaries while all efforts are afoot to clear away the vendors and encroachers from the public places.
THE YOUTH in Punjab's small town of Fazilka have initiated a move to restore Badha Lake -- a wetland fallen to encroachers -- to its past glory.
Railway sources told that after the directions from Headquarter, notices have been served to encroachers and warned them to remove their encroachments within given time.
 
 
 
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