encroach

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

Encroachment.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) to seize, appropriate
2. (intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
3. (intransitive) To advance gradually beyond due limits.

Conceptes

envair

ocupar

usurpar

Sinònims

invade

trespass

infringe

intrude

impinge

raid

entrench

violate

exceed

overrun

transgress

trench

assault

poach

attack

👊

interlope

impinge on

infiltrate

interfere

inundate

irrupt

mob

muscle

💪

obtrude

offend

outrage

overflow

override

overstep

pass over

penetrate

push

shock

⚡

slight

squat

squeeze

trample

transcend

wedge

accroach

bull through

intrude on

make inroads into

obtrude upon

crack

edge up

shoulder in

affect

incroach

afflict

Traduccions

invadir

eingreifen

invadir

alagar

binnenrukken

overstromen

envahir

einfallen

missbrauchen

καταπατώ

abusare

invadere

binnenvallen

inunderen

eindringen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: encrochen

In summary

From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.