Intrench

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Variant of entrench.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
  • v. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet.
  • verb-intransitive. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a trench or furrow in; furrow; cut.
  • To surround as with a trench or ditch.
  • To fortify with a trench or ditch and parapet; strengthen or protect by walls of defense: as, to intrench a camp or an army.
  • Hence To fortify or defend by any protecting agency; surround with or guard by anything that affords additional security against attack.
  • To invade; encroach: with on or upon.
  • Synonyms Encroach upon, Infringe upon, etc. See trespass, v.i.
  • To incise; cut down or deepen the valley of (a stream).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fix firmly or securely
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fix    secure    fasten   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    furrow    invade    encroach    circumvallate    dike   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts