Intrench

  • 11intrench — verb (T) another spelling of entrench …

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  • 12intrench — in•trench [[t]ɪnˈtrɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. v. i. entrench …

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  • 13intrench — /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/ (say in trench) verb (t), verb (i) → entrench. –intrencher, noun –intrenchment, noun …

  • 14intrench — verb fix firmly or securely • Syn: ↑entrench • Hypernyms: ↑fasten, ↑fix, ↑secure • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 15entrench, intrench — ▶ verb ESTABLISH, settle, lodge, set, root, install, plant, embed, seat; informal dig in …

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  • 16Intrenched — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …

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  • 17Intrenching — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …

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  • 18trench — I. v. a. 1. Cut, carve. 2. Furrow, intrench. 3. Ditch, dig into ditches, channel. 4. Intrench, fortify with a ditch and parapet. II. v. n. Encroach, intrude, infringe, trespass, intrench. III. n. Ditch, fosse, moat, drain, sewer, water …

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  • 19entrench — en*trench , v. t. 1. (Mil.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. Same as {intrench}. [1913 Webster] 2. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is difficult; to place …

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  • 20Safety — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Safety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 safety safety security surety impregnability Sgm: N 1 invulnerability invulnerability invulnerableness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 danger past danger past danger over Sgm …

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