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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

accroach

/(ăk*krōch")/ · ac·croach · IPA /əˈkɹoʊtʃ/
01 v. t. To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook.
  1. 1.
    To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
    “They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power.” — Stubbs.