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encroaching definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encroach Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encroach Entailment of verb encroach Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb encroach 2 senses of encroach Sense 1 encroach, infringe, impinge => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on Sense 2 impinge, encroach, entrench, trench => trespass, take advantage Familiarity of verb encroach encroach used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb encroach Sense 1 encroach, infringe, impinge => advance, progress, pass on move on march on go on -------------- Sense 2 impinge, encroach, entrench, trench => trespass, take advantage -------------- Overview of verb encroach The verb encroach has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) encroach, infringe, impinge -- (advance beyond the usual limit) 2. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench -- (impinge or infringe upon "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains") Overview of adj encroaching The adj encroaching has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encroaching, invasive, trespassing -- (gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters") Antonyms of adj encroaching 1 sense of encroaching Sense 1 encroaching(postnominal), invasive, trespassing(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA intrusive) -> unintrusive, not intrusive Similarity of adj encroaching 1 sense of encroaching Sense 1 encroaching(postnominal), invasive, trespassing(postnominal) => intrusive (vs. unintrusive) Attributes of adj encroaching Familiarity of adj encroaching encroaching used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj encroaching encroaching Overview of verb encroach The verb encroach has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) encroach, infringe, impinge -- (advance beyond the usual limit) 2. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench -- (impinge or infringe upon "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains") Overview of adj encroaching The adj encroaching has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encroaching, invasive, trespassing -- (gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters")
encroaching definition
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