Definition of "encroaches" [encroaches]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach. (verb)

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• "SCHWARTZ: That's a big thing among blue collar workers and kind of encroaches in to some of Hillary's base."
• "(The authors were / are intent on preserving their neighborhood small school which is cost prohibitive to operate; it costs far above the average elementary school student allotment so it 'encroaches' on the education dollar of our other students.)"
• "Planners will need to decide what lands to prioritize as the climate warms and as development encroaches on wild lands."