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entrenched

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en⋅trench

  [en-trench]
–verb (used with object)
1. to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly: safely entrenched behind undeniable facts.
2. to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
3. to encroach; trespass; infringe (usually fol. by on or upon): to entrench on the domain or rights of another.
Use entrenched in a Sentence
Also, intrench.

Origin:
1545–55; en- 1 + trench

Synonyms:
1. settle, ensconce, set, implant, embed.
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en·trench   (ěn-trěnch')   
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·trench'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

entrench 
c.1563, from en- "make, put in" + trench.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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