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entrench
en·trench (ĕn-trĕnch′) also in·trench (ĭn-)v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es also in·trenched or in·trench·ing or in·trench·es v.tr.1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.2. To fix firmly or securely: "Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population" (Peter T. Kilborn).v.intr.1. To dig or occupy a trench.2. To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
en·trench′ment n.entrench (ɪnˈtrɛntʃ) or intrenchvb1. (Military) (tr) to construct (a defensive position) by digging trenches around it2. (tr) to fix or establish firmly, esp so as to prevent removal or change3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to trespass or encroach; infringe enˈtrenched, inˈtrenched adj enˈtrencher, inˈtrencher nen•trench (ɛnˈtrɛntʃ)
v.t. 1. to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly. 2. to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.). v.i. 3. to encroach; trespass; infringe (usu. fol. by on or upon): to entrench on the rights of another. [1545–55] en•trench′ment, n. entrench
Past participle: entrenched
Gerund: entrenching
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| entrench | | entrench |
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| I entrench | | you entrench | | he/she/it entrenches | | we entrench | | you entrench | | they entrench |
| Preterite |
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| I entrenched | | you entrenched | | he/she/it entrenched | | we entrenched | | you entrenched | | they entrenched |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am entrenching | | you are entrenching | | he/she/it is entrenching | | we are entrenching | | you are entrenching | | they are entrenching |
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| I have entrenched | | you have entrenched | | he/she/it has entrenched | | we have entrenched | | you have entrenched | | they have entrenched |
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| I was entrenching | | you were entrenching | | he/she/it was entrenching | | we were entrenching | | you were entrenching | | they were entrenching |
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| I had entrenched | | you had entrenched | | he/she/it had entrenched | | we had entrenched | | you had entrenched | | they had entrenched |
| Future |
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| I will entrench | | you will entrench | | he/she/it will entrench | | we will entrench | | you will entrench | | they will entrench |
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| I will have entrenched | | you will have entrenched | | he/she/it will have entrenched | | we will have entrenched | | you will have entrenched | | they will have entrenched |
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| I will be entrenching | | you will be entrenching | | he/she/it will be entrenching | | we will be entrenching | | you will be entrenching | | they will be entrenching |
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| I have been entrenching | | you have been entrenching | | he/she/it has been entrenching | | we have been entrenching | | you have been entrenching | | they have been entrenching |
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| I will have been entrenching | | you will have been entrenching | | he/she/it will have been entrenching | | we will have been entrenching | | you will have been entrenching | | they will have been entrenching |
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| I had been entrenching | | you had been entrenching | | he/she/it had been entrenching | | we had been entrenching | | you had been entrenching | | they had been entrenching |
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| I would entrench | | you would entrench | | he/she/it would entrench | | we would entrench | | you would entrench | | they would entrench |
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| I would have entrenched | | you would have entrenched | | he/she/it would have entrenched | | we would have entrenched | | you would have entrenched | | they would have entrenched |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | entrench - fix firmly or securelyintrenchfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" | | 2. | entrench - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"impinge, trench, encroachtake advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" | | 3. | entrench - occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"dig in |
entrenchverb fix, set, establish, plant, seat, settle, root, install, lodge, anchor, implant, embed, dig in, ensconce, ingrain This policy is likely to entrench racial divisions and resentments.entrenchverbTo implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:embed, fasten, fix, infix, ingrain, lodge, root.TranslationsatrincherartrincerarebefesteforskansestyrkeEncyclopediaSeetrenchentrench
Related to entrench: intrench, thesaurusSynonyms for entrenchverb fixSynonyms- fix
- set
- establish
- plant
- seat
- settle
- root
- install
- lodge
- anchor
- implant
- embed
- dig in
- ensconce
- ingrain
Synonyms for entrenchverb to implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossibleSynonyms- embed
- fasten
- fix
- infix
- ingrain
- lodge
- root
Synonyms for entrenchverb fix firmly or securelySynonymsRelated Wordsverb impinge or infringe uponSynonymsRelated Wordsverb occupy a trench or secured areaSynonyms |