encroached

language: fr

definitions

  1. verb
    to gradually come to occupy or take over (an area or right)
    fr: empiéter
  2. verb
    to gradually come to occupy or take over (an area or right)
    fr: empiéter

examples

  1. The river has encroached on the land.

    Le fleuve a empiété sur la terre.

  2. They encroached on our territory.

    Ils ont empiété sur notre territoire.