encroach 音标拼音: [ɪnkr'otʃ]
vi . 侵犯,侵蚀,蚕食
侵犯,侵蚀,蚕食
encroach v 1 :
advance beyond the usual limit [
synonym : {
encroach },
{
infringe }, {
impinge }]
2 :
impinge or infringe upon ; "
This impinges on my rights as an individual "; "
This matter entrenches on other domains " [
synonym :
{
impinge }, {
encroach }, {
entrench }, {
trench }]
Encroach \
En *
croach "\,
n .
Encroachment . [
Obs .] --
South .
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1913 Webster ]
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 .
croc hook .
See {
Crook },
and cf . {
Accroach }.]
To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another ;
to trespass ;
to intrude ;
to trench ; --
commonly with on or upon ;
as ,
to encroach on a neighbor ;
to encroach on the highway .
[
1913 Webster ]
No sense ,
faculty ,
or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another . --
South .
[
1913 Webster ]
Superstition , . . .
a creeping and encroaching evil .
--
Hooker .
[
1913 Webster ]
Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground .
--
Dryden .
Syn :
To intrude ;
trench ;
infringe ;
invade ;
trespass .
[
1913 Webster ]
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
encroach ":
abuse a privilege ,
adopt ,
advance upon ,
appropriate ,
arrogate ,
assume ,
barge in ,
bother ,
break bounds ,
break in ,
break in upon ,
burst in ,
bust in ,
butt in ,
charge in ,
come between ,
crash ,
crash in ,
crash the gates ,
creep in ,
crowd in ,
cut in ,
edge in ,
elbow in ,
encroach upon ,
entrench ,
foist in ,
go too far ,
horn ,
horn in ,
impinge ,
impose ,
impose on ,
impose upon ,
inconvenience ,
infiltrate ,
infringe ,
insinuate ,
interfere ,
interlope ,
interpose ,
intervene ,
intrude ,
invade ,
irrupt ,
know no bounds ,
make an inroad ,
make free with ,
obtrude ,
obtrude upon ,
overstep ,
overstep the bounds ,
play God ,
press in ,
presume on ,
presume upon ,
pretend to ,
push in ,
put on ,
put upon ,
rush in ,
seize ,
slink in ,
slip in ,
smash in ,
sneak in ,
squeeze in ,
steal in ,
storm in ,
take a liberty ,
take liberties ,
take over ,
throng in ,
thrust in ,
transgress ,
trench ,
trespass ,
trouble ,
usurp ,
work in ,
worm in
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