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intrenched

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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.
en·trenchment n.
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intrenched see entrenched


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He had promptly intrenched himself behind a large chair, as if to avoid the first attacks of Madame de Saint-Remy; he had no hopes of prevailing with words, for she spoke louder than he, and without stopping; but he reckoned upon the eloquence of his gestures.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
She was too firmly intrenched in the established to have any sympathy with revolutionary ideas.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
To a man intrenched behind such precautions as these, the chance of being detected might well be reckoned among the last of all the chances that could possibly happen.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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