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encroach::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | entrench, impinge, trench |
| Type of | take advantage, trespass |
| Derivation | encroachment |
Examples of encroach
encroach
To not encroach on the autonomy of individual school districts or school boards.
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Some black bears however would grow accustomed to the sound and encroach anyway.
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She said people assume women are trying to encroach on traditionally male roles.
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When other owl limpets attempt to encroach on its territory, the battles begin.
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At most, it may be slightly easier to encroach upon the places where they live.
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The new houses will encroach on my fields, and will compromise the hay meadow.
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Justin Fargas is still the starter, but McFadden will encroach on his carries.
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To the west of Belingwe, ZANU is said to have warned a ZAPU group not to encroach.
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At the same time, an inland sea began to encroach on the continent from the north.
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- Advance beyond the usual limit
- Impinge: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
- Encroaching(a): gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"
- (encroachment) invasion: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
- (encroachment) trespass: entry to another's property without right or permission
- (encroachment) impingement: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
- (Encroachment (American football)) In American football and Canadian football, a penalty is a sanction called against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. ...
- Encroachment; to seize, appropriate; to intrude unrightfully on someone else's rights or territory; to advance gradually beyond due limits
- (encroaching) Describing something that encroaches
