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Definition of Intrench
1. Verb. Fix firmly or securely.
Definition of Intrench
1. v. t. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
2. 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.
Definition of Intrench
1. 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''. ¹
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Definition of Intrench
1. to entrench [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: entrench
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intrench
Literary usage of Intrench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States by Joel Tyler Headley (1866)
"... so that the army rested both its right and left flank on it, though, by the-
stream, they Avere many miles apart. A line of intrench- ..."
2. History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft (1868)
"... the new intrench- ments loom in imposing strength, reported that" they must
have been the employment of at least twelve thousand men;" and some of his ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Although living a nomadic life and practically independent, with "no dwelling
but the tent, no intrench- ment but the sword, no law but the traditionary ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"The enemy having fallen back to his intrench- mente, my division re-crossed the
river and resumed ite former position. By nine AM, the Eighth division, ..."
5. Battle-fields of the South: From Bull Run to Fredericksburg; with Sketches by English Combatant (1863)
"... Defences at Corinth—General Halleck takes Command of the combined Armies of
Buell and Grant, and follows on to Corinth—Both Annies intrench—Magnitude of ..."
6. The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States by Joel Tyler Headley (1866)
"... so that the army rested both its right and left flank on it, though, by the-
stream, they Avere many miles apart. A line of intrench- ..."
7. History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft (1868)
"... the new intrench- ments loom in imposing strength, reported that" they must
have been the employment of at least twelve thousand men;" and some of his ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Although living a nomadic life and practically independent, with "no dwelling
but the tent, no intrench- ment but the sword, no law but the traditionary ..."
9. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"The enemy having fallen back to his intrench- mente, my division re-crossed the
river and resumed ite former position. By nine AM, the Eighth division, ..."
10. Battle-fields of the South: From Bull Run to Fredericksburg; with Sketches by English Combatant (1863)
"... Defences at Corinth—General Halleck takes Command of the combined Armies of
Buell and Grant, and follows on to Corinth—Both Annies intrench—Magnitude of ..."
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