Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-krohch]
- /əˈkroʊtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-krohch]
- /əˈkroʊtʃ/
Definitions of accroach word
- verb with object accroach to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp. 1
- noun accroach (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook. 1
- verb accroach (Transitive Verb) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives. 0
- verb accroach (Intransitive Verb) To encroach. 0
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Origin of accroach
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English acrochen < Anglo-French a(c)crocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, Old French: derivative of croc hook, crook1 (< Germanic) with ac- ac-; cf. encroach
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Parts of speech for Accroach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
accroach popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
accroach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for accroach
verb accroach
- confiscate — If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
Antonyms for accroach
verb accroach
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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