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ac⋅croach

  [uh-krohch]
Use accroach in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME acrochen < AF a(c)crocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, OF: deriv. of croc hook, crook 1 (< Gmc) with ac- ac-; cf. encroach

Related forms:
ac⋅croach⋅ment, noun
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