encroach[verb]Synonyms: intrude, impinge, infringe, invade, make inroads, overstep, trespass, usurp
Contrasted words: ignore, let (alone), pass over, avoid
Related Idioms: foist oneself upon, stick one's nose in (
or into)
Related Words: barge (in),
bust (in),
butt (in),
chisel (in),
horn (in),
muscle (in),
worm (in),
interfere,
interpose,
intervene,
meddle,
overstep [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
en‧croach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ $ -ˈkroʊtʃ/
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: encrochier 'to seize', from croche 'hook']
1. to gradually take more of someone’s time, possessions, rights etc than you should
encroach on/upon
Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.2. to gradually cover more and more land
encroach into The fighting encroached further east.—encroachment noun [uncountable and countable]:
foreign encroachment [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲