accroach

[ uh-krohch ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.

Origin of accroach

1
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

Other words from accroach

  • ac·croach·ment, noun

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