Entrench

/ɛnˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "entrench" (143 found)

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Closest matches (29)

arm armor armor-plate bankbarge inbarricade battle bed blockadebreak inbreak in uponbulwarkburst inbutt incastellatecharge income betweenconfirm crashcrash in

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crash the gatescreep increnellatecrowd incut indeep-dye

Noun(1 words)

beachheads

Verb(2 words)

calcifying cement

Strong matches (43)

Verb(16 words)

defenddig inembed encroach ensconcing enshrine enshrines fortify fossilised fossilize fossilized fossilizes harden hardened hardens impinge

definedig inedge inelbowelbow inembattle embed encroach engraft engrave establish etch fence fix foistfoist infortify found garrison ground

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horn inimbed impact impinge

Adjective(1 words)

embattled

Noun(2 words)

fossil fragment evidencefossilizing

Related words (71)

implant imposeimpose onimpose uponimpress imprint infiltrate infix infringe ingrain inscribe insinuate interfere interlope intermeddle interpose intervene intrude invade irrupt

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jam lodge manman the garrisonmine obtrude pack palisade plantpress inprintpush input onput uponrootrush inseat setset insettleslink inslip insmash insneak insqueeze instampsteal instereotypestorm instrengthenthrong inthrust intrench trespass wall wedgework inworm in

Verb(9 words)

ingrain institutionalize intrench ossifiedpolarize opinionssecure strengthen trench trenched

Adjective(2 words)

inveterate obdurate

Noun(2 words)

ossifying rut

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More general

10 entries

establishment fasten fill fix fortification occupy secure strengtheningtake advantagetrespass

More specific

3 entries

habituation institutionalizationtrench warfare

Collocations

6 entries

entrench a positionentrench authorityentrench in lawentrench policiesentrenched interestsentrenchment of power

Inflections

3 entries

entrenched entrenches entrenching

Derivations

4 entries

entrenched entrencher entrenchment reentrench

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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The money of all the world's billionaires is used to sell you on capitalism and to ensure that the laws are crafted in such a way as to entrench it.

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It was this very sword entrenched it.

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His face Deep scars of thunder had entrenched.

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The army entrenched its camp, or entrenched itself.

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