encroach

  • 41cochrane — encroach …

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  • 42Encroached — Encroach En*croach , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Encroached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encroaching}.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F. accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en (L. in) + F …

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  • 43Encroaching — Encroach En*croach , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Encroached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encroaching}.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F. accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en (L. in) + F …

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  • 44encroachment — encroach en‧croach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʆ ǁ ˈkroʊtʆ] verb encroach on/​upon something phrasal verb [transitive] to gradually take more control of someone s rights, property, responsibility etc than you should: • Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the… …

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  • 45encroachment — encroach ► VERB 1) (encroach on/upon) gradually intrude on (a person s territory, rights, etc.). 2) advance gradually beyond expected or acceptable limits: the sea has encroached all round the coast. DERIVATIVES encroachment noun. ORIGIN Old… …

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  • 46encroachingly — encroachˈingly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑encroach …

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  • 47infringe — in·fringe /in frinj/ vb in·fringed, in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in in + frangere to break] vt: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another the right of the people to keep and …

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  • 48intrude — in·trude /in trüd/ vb in·trud·ed, in·trud·ing vi 1: to enter by intrusion 2: encroach a search that intrude s on a person s privacy vt …

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  • 49trespass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sin, offend, transgress; encroach, infringe, intrude, invade. See improbity, badness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To transgress] Syn. offend, err, displease; see misbehave , sin , transgress . 2. [To… …

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  • 50trespass — trespasser, n. /tres peuhs, pas/, n. 1. Law. a. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. b. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. c. the action to… …

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