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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-trench
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtrɛntʃ



Definition of entrench

Origin :
  • 1550s, implied in intrenched, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench. Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched; entrenching.
  • verb establish, make inroads
  • verb trespass
Example sentences :
  • They entrench themselves in fortresses against the Indians and wild beasts.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Some entrench the gates, or bring up supply of stones and poles.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • The convicts might entrench themselves at that point, and defend it.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • But we will entrench and defend ourselves till your return.'
  • Extract from : « Our Home in the Silver West » by Gordon Stables
  • "Every time you bribe these rascals for a franchise you entrench them," he cried.
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • And in his uncertainty he made it a point to entrench himself by means of “politics.”
  • Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer
  • They found certain protection, and there they commenced to entrench.
  • Extract from : « Australia in Arms » by Phillip F.E. Schuler
  • The plan adopted on our side was simply to entrench and wait.
  • Extract from : « History of the Zulu War » by A. Wilmot
  • I do not wish to entrench on Mrs. E.s province—how tiresome she must be!
  • Extract from : « Miss Eden's Letters » by Emily Eden
  • All that night the Federals worked to entrench the front of the army.
  • Extract from : « Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous » by Sarah K. Bolton

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