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Encroach

To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway.

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Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Progress 76% connected

A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trespass 76% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Invader 74% connected

One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Invader 74% connected

One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Invasion 74% connected

The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Invasion 74% connected

The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trespass 74% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trespass 74% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Entrench 92% connected

See Intrench.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impinge 92% connected

To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Infringe 92% connected

To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trench 92% connected

To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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