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Entrench
ɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃ
Entrench definitions
verb
entrench
entrenched
entrenches
entrenching
intrench
intrenched
intrenches
intrenching
- establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely
"ageism is entrenched in our society"
- establish (someone) in a position of great strength or security
"by 1947 de Gaulle's political opponents were firmly entrenched in power"
- apply extra legal safeguards to (a right guaranteed by legislation)
"steady progress was made in entrenching the individual rights of noblemen"
- establish (a military force) in trenches or other fortified positions
"the corps was now fully entrenched on the Right Bank"
- encroach or trespass on
"concessions which entrenched so deeply on the honour and dignity of the Crown"
butt into barge into pry into nose into be nosy about intrude into intervene in get involved in intercede in encroach on impinge on impose oneself on