Encroach

v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Encroached ; p. pr. & vb. n. Encroaching.] No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another. - South. Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil. - Hooker. Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground. - Dryden.
n.	1.	Encroachment.

Verb	1.	encroach - advance beyond the usual limit Synonyms: impinge, infringe
	2.	encroach - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" Synonyms: impinge, trench, entrench

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