entrench
pronunciation
How to pronounce entrench in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtrentʃ]
How to pronounce entrench in American English:
US [ɪnˈtrentʃ]
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- Verb:
- fix firmly or securely
- impinge or infringe upon
- occupy a trench or secured area
Word Origin
- entrench (v.)
- also intrench, 1550s, implied in intrenched, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench (n.). Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched; entrenching.
Example
- 1. Extending the general 's term will entrench his position .
- 2. It would entrench the position of incumbent institutions that are already too large and too diverse .
- 3. Newly-enfranchised citizens in the arab world face the task of building institutions to entrench the rule of law .
- 4. Nokia is hoping its strategy will entrench symbian as the dominant mobile operating system for smartphones .
- 5. Some chief executives interviewed by the eiu saw the extent of the corporate advance as a strategic move by the kremlin to entrench russia 's geopolitical influence .