Associations to the word «Encroach»

Wiktionary

ENCROACH, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) to seize, appropriate
ENCROACH, verb. (intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone else's rights or territory
ENCROACH, verb. (intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits
ENCROACH, noun. (rare) Encroachment.

Dictionary definition

ENCROACH, verb. Advance beyond the usual limit.
ENCROACH, verb. Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King