ENCROACH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Encroach carries the meaning of "intrude," both in terms of privilege and property The word can also hop over legal barriers to describe a general advancement beyond desirable or normal limits (such as a hurricane that encroaches on the mainland)
ENCROACH Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com ENCROACH definition: to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads See examples of encroach used in a sentence
Encroach - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To encroach is to overstep your bounds, to take over space or rights that belong to another, like your brother whose mess always encroaches on your side of the room you share
Encroaches - definition of encroaches by The Free Dictionary To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land 2 To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland 3 Football To commit encroachment
encroach - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to intrude upon the property or rights of another, esp gradually or secretly: Wiretapping encroaches on our right to privacy en•croach•ment, n [uncountable * countable]