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encroach
(/E/n'kr/oU//tS/ )

noun (n)

  • Encroachment.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • advance beyond the usual limit(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    impinge, infringe
    source: wordnet30
  • impinge or infringe upon(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    entrench, impinge, trench
    source: wordnet30
  • To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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