accroach

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə krōch)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•croach  (ə krōch),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to assume to oneself without right or authority;
    usurp.
  • Gmc) with ac- ac-; compare encroach
  • Anglo-French a(c)crocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, Old French: derivative of croc hook, crook1 (
  • Middle English acrochen 1275–1325
ac•croachment, n. 


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