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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•croach /ɛnˈkroʊtʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + on/upon + object]- to intrude upon the property or rights of another, esp. gradually or secretly:Wiretapping encroaches on our right to privacy.
en•croach•ment, n. [uncountable* countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•croach (en krōch′),USA pronunciation v.i. - to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits;
make gradual inroads:A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual. - to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. stealthily or by gradual advances.
- Gmc; see crooked, crook
- Anglo-French encrocher, Old French encrochier to catch hold of, seize, equivalent. to en- en-1 + -crochier, verb, verbal derivative of croc hook
- Middle English encrochen 1275–1325
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See trespass.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: encroach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ vb (intransitive)- often followed by on or upon: to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
- to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en-1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crookenˈcroacher n enˈcroachment n |