encroach upon

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to gradually intrude on another person's space, rights, or activities

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   encroach upon something

   Usage: Upon introduces the space, rights, or activity gradually intruded upon.

   New buildings began to encroach upon the protected woodland.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   New buildings began to encroach upon the protected woodland.

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