encroach vs step on

encroach

noun
  • Encroachment. 

verb
  • to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory 

  • to advance gradually beyond due limits 

step on

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on. 

  • to adulterate a drug for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore its profit; to dilute, cut. 

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