accroach

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English acrochen, from Old French acrochier (“to hook in”), from a + croche (“hook”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkɹəʊtʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈkɹoʊtʃ/ Rhymes: -əʊtʃ === Verb === accroach (third-person singular simple present accroaches, present participle accroaching, simple past and past participle accroached) (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook. (transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. (intransitive) To encroach. ==== Derived terms ==== accroachement