accroach

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Sinônimos

catch

encroach

usurp

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈkɹəʊtʃ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: acrochen

In summary

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