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encroach

encroach

verb

Definition of ENCROACH

to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits <each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches>

Synonyms creep, inch, worm

Related Words snake, sneak; entrench (also intrench), impinge, infringe, intrude, invade; overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep

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