Encroach | Mean of encroach in English Dictionary

/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/

• Verb
• to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits
1. The suburbs encroach further into the rural areas each year.
2. People are encroaching on the animal's habitat.
3. The ocean is slowly encroaching upon the shoreline.
• to gradually take or begin to use or affect something that belongs to someone else or that someone else is using
1. He argues that the law would encroach on/upon states' authority.
2. The new company is encroaching on their traditional market.