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accroach

[ uh-krohch ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.


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  • ac·croachment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accroach1

1275–1325; Middle English acrochen < Anglo-French a ( c ) crocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, Old French: derivative of croc hook, crook 1 (< Germanic ) with ac- ac-; encroach

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