trench upon
verb
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†,
override,
overleap,
overjump†,
overskip†,
overlap,
overshoot the mark;
outstrip,
outleap,
outjump,
outgo,
outstep†,
outrun,
outride,
outrival,
outdo;
beat,
beat hollow;
distance;
leave in the lurch,
leave in the rear;
throw into the shade;
exceed,
transcend,
surmount;
soar
etc.
(rise)
305.
encroach,
trespass,
infringe,
trench upon,
entrench on,
intrench on†;
strain;
stretch a point,
strain a point;
cross the Rubicon.
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Roget 927:
violate;
break,
break through;
infringe;
set aside,
set at naught;
encroach upon,
trench upon;
trample on,
trample under foot;
slight,
neglect,
evade,
renounce,
forswear,
repudiate;
wash one's hands of;
escape,
transgress,
fail.
call to account
etc.
(disapprobation)
932.
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