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Accroach

//əˈkɹəʊtʃ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook. transitive
  2. 2
    To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. transitive

    "They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power."

  3. 3
    To encroach. intransitive

Etymology

From Middle English acrochen, from Old French acrochier (“to hook in”), from a + croche (“hook”).

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