entrench

Verbs

  • (v) fix firmly or securely intrench,
  • (v) impinge or infringe upon
    • This impinges on my rights as an individual
    • This matter entrenches on other domains
    impinge, trench, encroach,
  • (v) occupy a trench or secured area
    • The troops dug in for the night
    dig in,

Synonyms

intrench impinge trench encroach dig in

Words of close approximity

entrenched entrenching tool entrenchment