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entrench
transitive verb
- to surround or fortify with a trench or trenches
- to establish securely: used in the passive voice or with a reflexive pronoun: an official entrenched in office
- to cut down into, as by erosion, so as to form a trough or trench
intransitive verb
to encroach or infringe (on or upon)
Related Forms:
- entrenchment noun
See entrench in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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