meaning of encroach
1. 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; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway.
2. Encroachment.
3. advance beyond the usual limit
Related Words
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