Both Uses of
encroach
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- Craftsmen inlaid the medallion with polished black slate to represent evil's encroachment on the colored forest.†
Chpt 2 *encroachment = the gradually taking of another's rights or property
- Darkness encroached on her mind.†
Chpt 44encroached = gradually took another's rights or property
Definition:
to gradually take something like control, property, or rights from another