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encroach

v.
US //ɪnˈkɹoʊtʃ// UK //ɛnkɹˈəʊtʃ// en·croach Archaic
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Origin

From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.

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