entrench
Meaning
- To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
- To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
- To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
- 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.
- To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
- 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.
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
en‧trench
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/
Etymology
Mid-16th century. en- + trench
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