Entrench

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  • intransitive verb. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
  • intransitive verb. To fix firmly or securely.
  • intransitive verb. To dig or occupy a trench.
  • intransitive verb. To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See intrench, intrenchment.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. Same as intrench.
  • transitive verb. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is difficult; to place firmly in a strong position.
  • transitive verb. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
  • verb. To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
  • verb. To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. occupy a trench or secured area
  • verb. impinge or infringe upon
  • verb. fix firmly or securely
    • Word Usage
    "Even worse, it often does not manifest until the virus has had time to "entrench" itself in the body, making anti-viral drugs somewhat less effective."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fasten  fix  secure  take advantage  trespass  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bench  French  Hench  bench  clench  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arm  armor  armor-plate  bank  barge in  
    variant
    intrench  
    verb-form
    entrenched  entrenches  entrenching  
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