ENTRENCHED definition: firmly or solidly established; placed in a position of strength. See examples of entrenched used in a sentence.

ENTRENCHED definition: 1. Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed: 2…. Learn more.

Definition of entrench verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change. be entrenched (in something) Sexism is …

The meaning of ENTRENCH is to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense. How to use entrench in a sentence.

If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established. ...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law.

1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. To fix firmly or securely: "Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of …

When you're entrenched, you're dug in. Sometimes that means you're literally in a trench, but usually it means you just won't budge from a position or belief.

establish firmly or solidly: safely entrenched behind undeniable facts. Military to dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).

An entrenched clause or entrenchment clause of a constitution is a provision that makes certain amendments either more difficult or impossible to pass. Overriding an entrenched clause may …

These attitudes are (deeply/firmly) entrenched in our culture. Computers are now an entrenched part of modern life.