Verb: encroach en'krowch or in'krowch
- Advance beyond the usual limit
"The developer's plans encroached on protected land";
- infringe, impinge
- Have a negative effect on, esp. by somehow restricting; infringe upon
"This encroaches on my rights as an individual";
- impinge, entrench, trench [archaic]
Derived forms: encroached, encroaching, encroaches
Type of: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, take advantage, trespass
Encyclopedia: Encroach