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encroach (up)on someone or something

to infringe or trespass on someone or something; to move into the space belonging to someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I did not mean to encroach upon your property. I need lots of space. Don't encroach on me.

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I had nothing to do with it, No councillor can encroach on another councillor's ward. Credit where it's due; Your Say by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) THERE will be no shortage of sympathy for the market town traders fearful for their survival if some of the big supermarkets encroach on their patch. Keep the town alive by The Journal (Newcastle, England) For instance, the council plans to build 37,000 homes on our doorsteps and decimate our lovely countryside by letting greedy developers encroach on our Green Belt that has been designated so for many years. Time to send our politicians a message; Mailbag by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			emotional empathize with employ employ as employ for employ in empower to do emptier than a banker's heart empty empty into empty nest syndrome empty out Empty vessels make most noise Empty vessels make the most sound en route enable to do enamored of encase in enchant with enchilada enclose in encompass in encourage encourage in encourage to do encroach on encumber with end end in end it end it all End of Story end up end up at end up doing end up to become end up with end with endear to endeavor to do endow endow with endowed with endure enemy enfold in enforce on engage engage as engage in engage in small talk			Encouraging Technology and Hands on Science, Inc. Encouraging, Supporting, Promoting Women encouragingly encouragingly ENCOVI Encowl ENCP ENCPS ENCR Encradle Encratism Encratite Encratites Encre de chine Encrease ENCRESS encrimson encrinal limestone Encrinic Encrinite Encrinite Encrinitic Encrinoidea Encrinus Encrisped encroach encroach encroach encroach encroach encroach on encroach upon encroach upon encroached encroached encroached upon encroacher encroacher encroachers encroachers encroaches encroaches encroaching encroaching Encroachingly encroachment encroachment encroachment encroachment encroachments encroachments encroachments encroachments encrust encrust encrustation encrustation encrustation encrustations encrustations encrusted

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