Entrench

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
  • v. To fix firmly or securely: "Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population” ( Peter T. Kilborn).
  • verb-intransitive. To dig or occupy a trench.
  • verb-intransitive. To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
  • v. To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
  • v. To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. Same as intrench.
  • v. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is difficult; to place firmly in a strong position.
  • v. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See intrench, intrenchment.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. occupy a trench or secured area
  • v. impinge or infringe upon
  • v. fix firmly or securely
    • Verb Form
    entrenched    entrenches    entrenching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    take advantage    trespass    fix    secure    fasten   
    Variant
    intrench   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trench    dig in    consolidate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bench    French    Hench    bench    clench   
     
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