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.
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