encroachment
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encroach (ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by on | |
| 1. | to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another |
| 2. | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits |
| [C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from | |
| en'croacher | |
| —n | |
| en'croachingly | |
| —adv | |
| en'croachment | |
| —n | |
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Encroachment
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Example sentences
People sometimes hunt these tiny lizards for food, and human encroachment is destroying some of its habitat.
The source of the problem is human encroachment into the baboons' historic habitat.
Urban encroachment and the runoff of pesticides further threaten this region.
Results, however, could speak to the effects of human encroachment on animal habitats.
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