Entrench

Quick meaning: Entrench is a verb meaning (literally) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

Meaning

(literally) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

More Meanings

1. 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.
2. To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
3. 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.

Example Sentences

It was this very sword entrenched it.

His face Deep scars of thunder had entrenched.

Senator Cornpone was able to entrench by spending millions on each campaign.

Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people.

Word Forms

• entrenches
• entrenching
• entrenched

Synonyms for entrench

Depending on context, synonyms include trench, consolidate, intrench.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trench, intrench, buttress, cement, underpin, bolster.

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