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Meaning of Encroach | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ

Definitions

Encroachment.

rare

Equivalents

العربية أزعج اختلس تجاوز تَدَخَّلَ فِي قيد
Català envair ocupar usurpar
Čeština narušovat omezovat zasahovat
Dansk krænke
Deutsch sich widerrechtlich ausdehnen Übergriffe begehen übergriffig werden widerrechtlich eindringen widerrechtlich vordringen
Ελληνικά επεκτείνομαι επεμβαίνω
Español inmiscuirse invadir traspasar usurpar
Suomi loukata tunkeutua
Italiano invadere
日本語 侵 侵入する
한국어 침입하다
മലയാളം കയ്യേറുക
Nederlands binnendringen uitdijen
Polski naruszać
Português invadir
Русский вторгаться вторгнуться покушаться посягать посягнуть
Svenska inkräkta

Examples

“All that we see, all colours of all shade, By encroach of darkness made?”
“Shorey was among the most vociferous opponents of the encroach of scientism and utilitarianism in education and society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Encroached Encroacher Encroaches Encroaching Encroachment Encroachments

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