accroach

[uh-krohch]

verb (used with object)

to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English acrochen < Anglo-French a(c)crocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, Old French: derivative of croc hook, crook¹ (< Germanic ) with ac- ac-; compare encroach

Related forms

ac·croach·ment, noun

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