ENTRENCH Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word entrench. (close relations)
entrenched
Best Alternative Words for ENTRENCH
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consolidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • unite into one • make firm or secure; strengthen • bring together into a single whole or system • form into a solid mass or whole • make or form into a solid or hardened mass | ||||||||
embed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • fix or set securely or deeply • attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war | ||||||||
establish | verbv | |||||||
verb • set up or found • set up or lay the groundwork for • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • institute, enact, or establish • bring about • place • build or establish something abstract • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
fortify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make strong or stronger • enclose by or as if by a fortification • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • add nutrients to • add alcohol to (beverages) | ||||||||
ingrain | verbv | |||||||
verb • thoroughly work in • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | ||||||||
reinforce | verbv | |||||||
verb • make stronger • strengthen and support with rewards | ||||||||
secure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • free from fear or doubt; easy in mind • free from danger or risk • not likely to fail or give way adjective satellite • immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with • financially safe verb • get by special effort • cause to be firmly attached • assure payment of • make certain of • fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug • furnish with battens | ||||||||
settle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||||
trench | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth • a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor • any long ditch cut in the ground verb • impinge or infringe upon • fortify by surrounding with trenches • cut or carve deeply into • set, plant, or bury in a trench • cut a trench in, as for drainage • dig a trench or trenches | ||||||||
dig in | verbv | |||||||
verb • occupy a trench or secured area • eat heartily | ||||||||
encroach | verbv | |||||||
verb • advance beyond the usual limit • impinge or infringe upon | ||||||||
impinge | verbv | |||||||
verb • impinge or infringe upon • advance beyond the usual limit | ||||||||
intrench | verbv | |||||||
verb • fix firmly or securely |