entrench (en-trench)

Definition


verb.
to fortify or protect as with a trench or ditch and wall

Example Sentence

The troops will entrench themselves for the battle.

Synonyms

settle; embed; implant; dig in

Antonyms

uproot; dislodge

Rhymes

  • bench
  • blench
  • clench
  • drench
  • french
  • hench
  • jentsch
  • lentsch
  • mench
  • quench
  • rench
  • rentsch
  • stench
  • tench
  • trench
  • wench
  • wrench

  • entrench
  • retrench