Definitions for: Encroach


[v] advance beyond the usual limit
[v] impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


En*croach", n.
Encroachment. [Obs.] --South.

Synonyms: entrench, impinge, impinge, infringe, trench

See Also: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, take advantage, trespass

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