Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for intrench

intrench

verb as in overstep

Strongest matches

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“We face a generational catastrophe that would undermine decades of progress and exacerbate intrenched inequalities,” he said, warning of “deeply concerning” knock-on effects on child nutrition, child marriage and gender equality.

Read more on The Guardian

“This is a good example of a larger issue of how intrenched bureaucracies have an inclination to resist changes or issues they are uncomfortable with,” he said.

Read more on Washington Times

“Somehow this low-fat milk has become so intrenched in the nutritional psyche, it persists despite the absence of evidence,” he says.

Read more on Time

Now, of all matters under the sun the weather was the deepest intrenched in superstition and hearsay.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

The second blow was the loss of hospital stores, intrenching tools, army baggage, private papers, &c.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement