entrench.
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
Meaning & usage
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
The army entrenched its camp, or entrenched itself.
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.
To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
Senator Cornpone was able to entrench by spending millions on each campaign.
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.
Where this word comes from
From en- + trench. First attested in the 1550s.
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