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encroach

verb

1 encroach

Advance beyond the usual limit.

synonyms: impinge, infringe.

Roget 303: transgress, surpass, pass; go beyond, go by; show in front, come to the front; shoot ahead of; steal a march upon, steal a gain upon.    overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, ... show more

Roget 925: be undue etc. adj.; not be due etc. 924.    infringe, encroach, trench on, exact; arrogate, arrogate to oneself; give an inch and take an ell; stretch a point, ... show more

Dutch: botsen

2 encroach

Impinge or infringe upon.

synonyms: entrench, impinge, trench.


Moby thesaurus: abuse a privilege, adopt, advance upon, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, bother, break bounds, break in, break in upon, burst in, bust in, butt in, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in ... show more.

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