encroach

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

invadir

invadir

envair

eingreifen

invadere

inunderen

overstromen

καταπατώ

eindringen

missbrauchen

opérer

abusare

binnenrukken

binnenvallen

einfallen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.