SAT vocabulary
Encroach
To step into or intrude gradually upon another person's property, rights, or territory
Example
"Urban development continued to encroach upon the pristine wetlands, reducing migratory bird habitats year by year."
Etymology
From Old French encrochier ('to seize, fasten upon'), from en- ('in') + croc ('hook').
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