intrench

[ in-trench ]

/ ɪnˈtrɛntʃ /

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verb (used with or without object)

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OTHER WORDS FROM intrench

re·in·trench, verbun·in·trenched, adjective

Words nearby intrench

intravital, intra vitam, in-tray, intrazonal soil, intreat, intrench, intrenching tool, intrepid, intrepidity, Int. Rev., intricacy

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How to use intrench in a sentence

Did he at all intrench upon your Sovereignty in Verse, because he had now and then written a Comedy that succeeded?
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
It is imperative that the invaders should seize and promptly intrench a pre-arranged line of country, to serve as an initial base.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
The plain was bare and flat: not a tree, not a ditch, nor any elevation behind which he could intrench himself.
The Tiger-Slayer|Gustave Aimard
Let him go and intrench himself within the walls of Palmyra.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837|Various

It is necessary on the contrary to gird ourselves, to intrench ourselves.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern Volume 11|Various

British Dictionary definitions for intrench

intrench

/ (ɪnˈtrɛntʃ) /

verb

a less common spelling of entrench

Derived forms of intrench

intrencher, nounintrenchment, noun

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