definitions

accroach

[ uh-krohch ]
/ əˈkroʊtʃ /
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verb (used with object)

to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.

RELATED WORDS

lift, seize, wrest, preempt, supplant, annex, confiscate, hijack, appropriate, expropriate, impound, sequester, requisition, presume, assume, commandeer, take, usurp, demand, acquire

Nearby words

accretion, accretion disk, accretionary growth, accretionary wedge, accrington, accroach, accroides gum, accrual, accrual basis, accrue, accrued dividend

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, crook1 (< Germanic) with ac- ac-; cf. encroach

Related forms

ac·croach·ment, noun
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