encroach
1 antonym for encroach — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. verb
To go further than you should into someone else's land or rights.
“Because change itself would absolutely stay-stable, and again, conversely, stability itself would change, if each of them encroached on the other.”
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier ("to seize"), from Old French en- plus croc ("hook"), of Germanic origin. More at crook.
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