entrenched

en·trench  (n-trnch) also in·trench (n-)

v. en·trenched also in·trenched, en·trench·ing also in·trench·ing, en·trench·es also 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.

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en·trenchment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	entrenched - dug in invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	2.	entrenched - established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility" constituted, established - brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church"

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entrenched or intrenched

adjective fixed, set, firm, rooted, well-established, ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, indelible, unshakeable or unshakable, ineradicable

Translations

entrenched [ɛnˈtrɛntʃd] adj entrenched interests → intereses mpl creados

entrenched [ɛnˈtrɛntʃt] adj → retranché(e)

entrenched [ɛnˈtrɛntʃt] adj → verankert;

(ideas) → festgesetzt

entrenched [ɛnˈtrɛntʃt] adj → radicato/a