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entrenched   (TTS Sound)

The verb entrench has 3 senses

• entrench, intrench -- (fix firmly or securely)


• impinge, encroach, entrench, trench -- (impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains")


• entrench, dig in -- (occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night")

The adj entrenched has 2 senses

• entrenched -- (dug in)


• entrenched -- (established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility")