encroach
English
/ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to seize, appropriate
- (intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory
- (intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English encrochen derived from Old French en- (cause to be).
Origin
Old French
en-
Gloss
cause to be
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- encroacher English
- encroachest English
- encroacheth English
- encroachment English
- boscus Latin
- dōtāre Latin
- in- Latin
- en- French
- en- Middle English
- enacten Middle English
- encrochen Middle English
- en- Old French
- enbuscier Old French
- en- Norman
- endouer xno