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·croach′er 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
[C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en-1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook]
enˈcroachern
enˈcroachinglyadv
enˈcroachmentn
en•croach
(ɛnˈkroʊtʃ)
v.i.
1. to advance beyond established or proper limits; make gradual inroads.
2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. gradually or stealthily.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French encrocher, Old French encrochier to catch hold of, seize =en-en-1 + -crochier, v. derivative of croc hook < Germanic]
to advance into; invade. to encroach on someone's land/rights. inbreuk maak (op) يَتَعَدّى нахлувам invadir proniknout (do); zasáhnout (do) unbefugt eindringen trænge ind på; gøre indgreb i καταπατώinvadir, 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 inn på, invadere wtargnąć, naruszyć ورو ورولاندى كول يا نيول: تيرى كول invadir a (în)călca посягать на; вторгаться preniknúť (do); zasiahnuť (do) posegati prisvajati inkräkta, göra intrång ละเมิดสิทธิ tecavüz etmek, işgal etmek 侵佔,侵犯 вдиратися; вторгатися قبضہ جمانا xâm phạm 侵占,侵犯
enˈcroachment noun
inbreukmaking, indringing تَعَدٍّ،تَجاوُز حُدود нахлуване invasão zasahování der Übergriff indtrængen; indgriben 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 inbreukinntrenging, overgrep, inngrep wtargnięcie, naruszenie تيرى: لاندى كول، نا وړه استفاده invasão (în)călcare посягательство; вторжение zasahovanie poseganje prisvajanje intrång, inkräktande การบุกรุก tecavüz, el uzatma 侵佔,侵犯 вторгнення, загарбання دخل اندازی sự xâm phạm 侵犯