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intrench
(/I/n'tr/E/n/tS/ )

verb (v)

  • fix firmly or securely(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    entrench
    source: wordnet30
  • To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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