to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.

20 нояб. 2024 г. · to gradually take away someone's rights, power, etc, or get control of something, often without being noticed. посягать на что-либо, ...

phrasal verb [transitive] to gradually take more control of someone's rights, property, responsibility etc than you should.

encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions. the encroaching settlers displacing ...

2 meanings: 1. to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another 2. to advance beyond.

​[intransitive] encroach (on/upon something) (disapproving) to begin to affect or use up too much of somebody's time, rights, personal life, etc.

Some common synonyms of encroach are infringe, invade, and trespass. While all these words mean "to make inroads upon the property, territory, or rights of ...

To encroach is to overstep your bounds, to take over space or rights that belong to another, like your brother whose mess always encroaches on your side of ...

2[intransitive] encroach (on/upon something) to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.