intrench

[ in-trench ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. entrench.

intrench

/ ɪnˈtrɛntʃ /

verb

1. See entrench
   a less common spelling of entrench

Derived Forms

• inˈtrencher, noun
• inˈtrenchment, noun

Other Words From

• rein·trench verb
• unin·trenched adjective

Example Sentences

Did he at all intrench upon your Sovereignty in Verse, because he had now and then written a Comedy that succeeded?

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It is imperative that the invaders should seize and promptly intrench a pre-arranged line of country, to serve as an initial base.

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The plain was bare and flat: not a tree, not a ditch, nor any elevation behind which he could intrench himself.

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Let him go and intrench himself within the walls of Palmyra.

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It is necessary on the contrary to gird ourselves, to intrench ourselves.

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Related Words

• transgress
• violate