Related Words for encroach

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impinge
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Verb, Verb
infringe
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Verb, Verb
trench
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Verb, Verb
intrude
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Verb
threaten
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Verb
invade
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Verb
erode
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Verb
interfere
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Verb
usurp
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Verb
diminish
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Verb
disturb
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Verb
recede
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Verb
trample
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Verb
imperil
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Verb
cede
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Verb
encroachments
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Noun
dominate
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Verb
obliterate
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Verb
displace
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Verb
undermine
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Verb
engulf
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Verb
impede
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Verb
monopolize
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
overtake
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Verb
extend
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Verb
disrupt
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Verb
supersede
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Verb
restrict
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Verb
circumscribe
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Verb
protect
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Verb
smother
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Verb
protrude
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Verb
violate
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Verb
assail
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Verb
endanger
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Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
intensify
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Verb
impose
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Verb
transgress
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Verb
demarcate
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Verb
expand
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Verb
occupy
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Verb
jeopardize
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Verb
meddle
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Verb
deprive
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Verb
degrade
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Verb
subsume
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Verb
encircle
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Verb
impair
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Verb
destroy
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Verb
jostle
/x
Noun
confine
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Verb
thwart
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Verb
entrench
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Verb
harass
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Verb
proliferate
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Verb
relinquish
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Verb
curtail
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Verb
uproot
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Verb
penetrate
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Verb
alter
/x
Verb
deviate
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Verb
jeopardise
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Verb
escalate
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Verb
trespass
/x
Noun
subjugate
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Verb
exert
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Verb
ravage
/x
Noun
restrain
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Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
allow
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Verb
deplete
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Verb
contaminate
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Verb
affect
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Verb
eradicate
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Verb
annihilate
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Verb
abate
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Noun
devolve
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Verb
subvert
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Verb
graze
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Verb
overrun
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Verb
alienate
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Verb
defend
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Verb
veer
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Noun
pollute
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Verb
overstep
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Verb
overwhelm
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Verb
encumber
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Verb
devalue
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Verb
aggravate
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Verb
enforce
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Verb
undercut
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Adjective
destabilize
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Verb
implicate
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Verb
delimit
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Verb
outstrip
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Verb
stifle
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Verb
saturate
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Verb
supplant
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Verb
disintegrate
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Verb
perturb
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Verb
topple
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Verb
overshadow
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Verb
abandon
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Verb
derogate
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Verb
injure
/x
Verb
widen
/x
Verb
pervade
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Verb
elevate
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Verb
encompass
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Verb
oppress
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Verb
diverge
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Verb
bordering
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Verb
ruin
/x
Noun
reassert
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Verb
inhibit
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Verb
stagnate
/x
Verb
intervene
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Verb
safeguard
/x
Noun
preclude
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Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
exacerbate
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Verb
unsettle
x/x
Verb
tempt
/
Verb
accelerate
x/xx
Verb
intersect
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Noun
complicate
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Verb
preempt
/x
Verb
antagonize
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Verb
overpower
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Verb
extinguish
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Verb
lengthen
/x
Verb
attenuate
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Verb
detriment
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Noun
shun
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Noun
colonize
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Verb
overlap
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Noun
nullify
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Verb
reshape
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Verb
vitiate
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Verb
prevent
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Verb
suffocate
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Verb
dilute
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Adjective
regulate
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Verb
subdivide
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Verb
take over
//x
Phrase, Verb
gain on
//
Phrase, Verb
move in on
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Phrase, Verb
impress
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Verb
osteophytes
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Noun
preserves
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Noun
prerogatives
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Noun
foramina
x//x
Noun
lumen
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Noun
acquire
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Verb
admits
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Verb
affirm
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Verb
be
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
believe
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Verb
buy
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Verb, Noun
cease
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Verb, Noun
combine
/x
Verb, Noun
despise
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Verb
detract
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Verb
duplicate
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exceed
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Verb
get
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Verb, Noun
indulge
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Verb
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
predated
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Verb
prejudice
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
profess
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Verb
prosper
/x
Verb, Noun
put
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Verb, Noun
refuse
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
speak
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Verb, Noun
tell
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Verb, Noun
think
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Verb, Noun
treaty
/x
Noun, Verb
try
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
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Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
fall
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Verb, Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective