Associations to the word «Encroach»
Noun
Adjective
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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.