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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encroach \En*croach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Encroached}; p. pr
& vb n. {Encroaching}.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to
hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier F.
accrocher to hook, get hold of E. accroach); pref. en- (L.
in) + F. croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf {Accroach}.]
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.
No sense faculty, or member must encroach upon or
interfere with the duty and office of another. --South.
Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil.
--Hooker.
Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground.
--Dryden.
Syn: To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encroach \En*croach"\, n.
Encroachment. [Obs.] --South.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
encroach
v 1: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {infringe}, {impinge}]
2: impinge or infringe upon "This impinges on my rights as an
individual" [syn: {impinge}, {trench}]
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