Definition of intrench Intrench

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We found 8 definitions of intrench from 6 different sources.

What does intrench mean?

Verb
intrench - fix firmly or securely
		entrench
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"

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intrench (Verb)
To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.

intrench (v. t.)
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
intrench (v. t.)
To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself.
intrench (v. i.)
To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.

intrench
Is to make secure against the attack of an enemy by digging a ditch or trench, etc. To intrench upon, to invade, to make encroachments upon the property or territories of another.