accroach
American
[uh-krohch]
/ əˈkroʊtʃ /
verb (used with object)
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Origin of accroach
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-; cf. encroach
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