Entrench
To establish or fortify a position, belief, or habit so that it becomes difficult to change; to surround or secure a position by digging trenches.
verbEntrench
To establish or fortify a position, belief, or habit so that it becomes difficult to change; to surround or secure a position by digging trenches.
verbImagine This
Imagine a military outpost that digs a wide trench around a hill and continuously strengthens its walls with stakes and barriers. The more they fortify, the harder it becomes for an enemy to push them back—just like a stubborn idea or policy that becomes hard to change.
Sounds Like
in-trench
Looks Like
The word contains 'trench', hinting at a defensive fortification.
Remember This
Entrench is often used in military, political, legal, and organizational contexts to describe making a position or belief very hard to move or alter.
Other Forms
Connect With
fortify, secure, cement, embed, establish, entrenched, entrenchment
Note
Entrench is a transitive verb (entrench something) and can be used reflexively as 'entrench oneself.' The adjective form is 'entrenched,' and the noun form is 'entrenchment.'