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to intrench

to intrench

9.9
To dig a trench to make a position stronger to defend it
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : enterrar
  • In the old manuscript, the general ordered his men to intrench along the hillside.

Examples

  • The soldiers began to intrench themselves before the enemy arrived.

  • They decided to intrench their position to withstand the siege.

  • The soldiers intrench themselves for the upcoming battle.

  • They intrenched their position after the first attack.

  • The ancient general ordered his soldiers to intrench their positions before the battle began.

  • To protect the village from invasion, they decided to intrench the perimeter with deep trenches.

  • The politicians sought to intrench their power by creating laws that favored their party.

Synonyms

to dig in
vsto intrench
29 6.9

To prepare a position in a trench to protect soldiers from attack

also covers firm establishment generally not only occupation of defenses
to entrench
vsto intrench
  • Specialized
6 7.2

To put soldiers in a protected position behind earth or sandbags

has identical meaning but is the older spelling form
to dig a trench
vsto intrench
2 3.5

To make a long narrow hole in the ground for pipes or to carry water away

also includes creating firm positions and defensive earthworks
to trench
vsto intrench
7.7

To dig trenches around a place to make it stronger against attack

also means to establish firmly beyond only military fortification

Antonyms

to abandon
773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

How Firm

to fortify
39 6.2
to intrench
  • Archaic
9.9
to establish
772 4.1
to set up
683 3.4

Surface Forms

intrench infinitive
intrenched past
intrenched past participle
intrenching present participle
intrenches third person singular

Etymology

The word intrench comes from the common word trench, a long ditch, and the prefix in- meaning 'in' or 'into'. It is an old spelling of entrench and originally meant to dig a trench or make a position strong, so to intrench is to fix something firmly or protect it with a ditch.