əˈkrōch, aˈ- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English acrochen to draw, acquire, from Middle French acrochier, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + crochier to hook, get hold of, from croc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse krōkr hook — more at crook
: assume , appropriate , usurp
accroach to themselves royal power — William Stubbs