encroach+upon
11encroach — UK [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] / US [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms encroach : present tense I/you/we/they encroach he/she/it encroaches present participle encroaching past tense encroached past participle encroached 1) to gradually take something… …
12encroach — v. (d; intr.) to encroach on, upon (to encroach on smb. s territory) * * * [ɪn krəʊtʃ] upon (to encroach on smb. s territory) (d; intr.) to encroach on …
13encroach — en|croach [ ın kroutʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else: encroach on/upon: The federal government is encroaching on a state issue. 2. ) to cover more land gradually: encroach on/upon …
14encroach — en|croach [ınˈkrəutʃ US ˈkroutʃ] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: encrochier to seize , from croche hook ] 1.) to gradually take more of someone s time, possessions, rights etc than you should encroach… …
15encroach — verb (encroach on/upon) gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). ↘advance gradually beyond expected limits. Derivatives encroacher noun encroachment noun Origin ME (in the sense seize ): from OFr. encrochier seize, fasten upon …
16encroach — verb encroach on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to gradually take more control of someone s time, possessions, rights etc than you should: a government that is encroaching on the rights of individuals 2 to gradually cover more and more land: houses… …
17encroach on/upon — gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). → encroach …
18encroach — v 1. intrude, obtrude, interlope, irrupt, move in on, Inf. muscle in, Inf. tread on [s.o. s] toes; trespass, infringe, impinge, entrench, trench, invade, infiltrate. 2. overstep, transgress, overstep the bounds, know no bounds, go too far;… …
19encroach — encroacher, n. /en krohch /, v.i. 1. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual. 2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights… …
20encroach — en•croach [[t]ɛnˈkroʊtʃ[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF encrocher,… …
