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encroach

(/E/n'kr/oU//tS/ )

advance beyond the usual limit(verb.motion)

Synonym:
impinge, infringe

source: wordnet30
impinge or infringe upon(verb.social)

Synonym:
entrench, impinge, trench

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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