entrench

[US]/ɪn'tren(t)ʃ/
[UK]/ɪn'trɛntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. establish securely by surrounding with a trench
n. trench; defensive fortification.
Word Forms
Past Tenseentrenched
Third Person Singularentrenches
Past Participleentrenched
Present Participleentrenching
Pluralentrenches

Phrases & Collocations

deeply entrench

entrench in tradition

Example Sentences

ageism is entrenched in our society.

the inertia of an entrenched bureaucracy.

entrenched by long tradition

ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society.

The troops were entrenched near the mountains.

He entrenched himself behind his newspaper.

arguments that only entrench you more firmly in error.

by 1947 de Gaulle's political opponents were firmly entrenched in power.

Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.

But if the managers" stockholding ratio is more than or equal to 32.88%, the increasement of the managers" stockholding may raise the agent costs and entrench upon external stockholders.

If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.

"Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka (1954), African American and white supporters attempted to end entrenched segregationist practices."

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