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2 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: encroaching adj : gradually intrusive without right or permision; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {invasive}, {trespassing(a)}]
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