accroach

Significado (Inglés)

1. (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
2. (transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
3. (intransitive) To encroach.

Sinónimos

catch

encroach

usurp

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/əˈkɹəʊtʃ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: acrochen

In summary

From Middle English acrochen, from Old French acrochier (“to hook in”), from a + croche (“hook”).