entrench

Meaning

  1. To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
  2. To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
  3. To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
  4. 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.
  5. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
  6. To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.

Hyphenated as
en‧trench
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/
Etymology

Mid-16th century. en- + trench

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