Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: encroach
IPA transcription: [ɪnkɹ'oʊtʃ]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: encroach, infringe, impinge
    Meaning: advance beyond the usual limit
Usage examples
  • It was ever ready to encroach. All the branches, she sometimes fancied, stretched one way--towards their tiny cottage and garden, as though it sought to draw them in and merge them in itself.
  • It should not be forgotten that a disposition in the State governments to encroach upon the rights of the Union is quite as probable as a disposition in the Union to encroach upon the rights of the State governments.