Encroach

Word ENCROACH
Character 8
Hyphenation en croach
Pronunciations /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/

Definitions and meanings of "Encroach"

What do we mean by encroach?

To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily. intransitive verb

To advance beyond proper or former limits. intransitive verb

To commit encroachment. intransitive verb

To seize; take; take possession of; get; obtain.

To enter, intrude, or trespass upon the possessions, jurisdiction, rights, province, domain, or limits of some other person or thing; infringe upon or restrict another's right in any way; specifically, in law, to extend one's possession of land so as to transgress the boundary between it and the rightful possession or enjoyment of another or of the public: with on or upon before the object.

Figuratively, to intrude gradually; lay hold, as if by stealth or irresistible power: with on or upon before the object: as, old age is encroaching upon me.

Synonyms Trench upon, infringe upon, etc. (see trespass, v. i.); to invade, violate, creep upon.

The act of encroaching; encroachment. noun

To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon intransitive verb

Encroachment. noun

To seize, appropriate verb

To intrude unrightfully on someone else's rights or territory verb

To advance gradually beyond due limits verb

Encroachment. noun

Impinge or infringe upon verb

Advance beyond the usual limit verb

Encroachment.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Encroach

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The word "encroach" in example sentences

Q: Local authorities issue bonds, partake in joint ventures, lend to SME's - in short, encroach on turf previously exclusively occupied by banks, the capital markets, and business. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you stand in that area, you can now look out across the subdivisions, which are beginning to encroach, which is the explanation for my recommendation to the President that we create a larger protected area. ❋ ITY National Archives (1999)

Within hours of reports that Mukherjee himself was at the receiving end of such calls, Raja activated his ministry to take steps against such calls that "encroach" into the privacy of telecom consumers, an issue that has been haunting every single consumer despite the regulator ❋ Unknown (2010)

Within hours of reports that the finance minister himself was at the receiving end of such calls, Raja activated his ministry to take steps against such calls that 'encroach' into the privacy of telecom consumers, an issue that has been haunting every single consumer despite the Trai attempts to ban such a nuisance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Everything you said sounds wonderful and golden -- except that neocons are perpetually revising the definition of "encroach" and what it means to "speak out against Government." ❋ Hyperbola (2010)

As the confessional wends its way around the circle and begins to conclude, the girls anxiously wipe away their tears, and take up their obstinance once again as thoughts of their parents waiting outside the door begin to encroach upon the fragile intimacy of the classroom. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

Certainly Princess Elizabeth laid prior claim to the celebrity associations of blue, and I doubt if pavlova could have been permitted to encroach upon that imperial quarter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Protester Vipida Thaisawat says Cambodia is using the world heritage status to encroach on Thai land. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Thomas Rosch, an influential Republican on the Federal Trade Commission, accused the Justice Department of trying to encroach on the FTC's turf, saying his agency alone had the expertise to review the new entities. ❋ Thomas Catan (2011)

And there's nothing that I will do as president of the United States that will in any way encroach on the ability of sportsmen to continue that tradition. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What have survived are four-letter, Anglo-Saxon swearwords which are beginning to encroach on homegrown curses which seem almost quaint by comparison. ❋ Unknown (2011)

“I only hope that the German Army will melt away as rapidly as my alleged force of ninety agents in Mexico melts under investigation,” Donovan wrote FDR in a long memo rebutting the charge, adding, “You should know me well enough to know that I do adhere strictly to my orders and make no attempt to encroach upon the jurisdiction of anyone else.” ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

They could no longer expect European states to sustain them with armed forces and loans; indeed Europeans could all too easily discriminate against their commerce, prey upon their ships and seamen, and encroach on their lands. ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)

The Consent Decree itself attempts to ensure that competitors can continue to use ITA software on equitable terms; it is more important to ask if competitors will even be able to exist, with or without access to ITA software, if Google is permitted to encroach through vertical integration into the competitors' lines of business. ❋ Eric K. Clemons (2011)

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