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Meanings of
entrench
in English
Spanish
traspasar los límites
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Impinge or infringe upon.
trench
encroach
impinge
Spanish
traspasar los límites
Portuguese
entrincheirar-se
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Fix firmly or securely.
intrench
Portuguese
entrincheirar-se
Portuguese
entrincheirar
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Occupy a trench or secured area.
dig in
Portuguese
entrincheirar
Usage of
entrench
in English
1
Companies
entrench
the problem by failing to promote women or retain them.
2
The opposition accuses left-wing Mr Maduro of trying to
entrench
his power.
3
Critics say the constitution will stifle democracy and
entrench
military influence in politics.
4
We want to
entrench
the rule of law, he said, without giving details.
5
The solution, of course, is terrifically simple but hard to
entrench
.
6
Even when these methods work, they can help
entrench
the stereotypes they're mobilizing.
7
They
entrench
themselves in fortresses against the Indians and wild beasts.
8
His was the only corps of the Fifth Army to
entrench
its position.
9
I wasn't going to
entrench
around my art; television is a fluid process.
10
Thus they had had four days in which to
entrench
themselves.
11
Instead, he will
entrench
at Paranor until his army moves south.
12
If she could
entrench
herself there, she thought irrationally, she could preempt disaster.
13
The convicts might
entrench
themselves at that point, and defend it.
14
Most happily, we have never needed to
entrench
upon our capital.
15
Counterintuitively, though, it could also serve to
entrench
the dominant players.
16
The Colonel falls silent, allowing me to
entrench
my Ape beside his Wall.
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entrench
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
entrench military
entrench authoritarianism
entrench inequality
entrench opinions
entrench the heights
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Translations for
entrench
Spanish
traspasar los límites
traspasar
afectar
Portuguese
entrincheirar-se
defender-se
barricar-se
entrincheirar
Entrench
through the time
Entrench
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common