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Webster 1913 Edition

Intrench

In-trench′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Intrenched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Intrenching
.]
1.
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
It was this very sword
intrenched
it.
Shakespeare
His face
Deep scars of thunder had
intrenched
.
Milton.
2.
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
.
“In the suburbs close intrenched.”
Shak.

In-trench′

,
Verb.
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
.
We are not to
intrench
upon truth in any conversation, but least of all with children.
Locke.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intrench

INTRENCH'

, v.t.
1.
To dig or cut a trench around a place, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. The army intrenched their camp, or they were intrenched.
2.
To furrow; to make hollows in.
His face
Deep scars of thunder had intrenched.
To intrench on, literally, to cut into; hence, to invade; to encroach; to enter on and take possession of that which belongs to another. In the contest for power, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogatives of the crown.

Definition 2024

intrench

intrench

English

Verb

intrench ‎(third-person singular simple present intrenches, present participle intrenching, simple past and past participle intrenched)

  1. Alternative form of entrench
    • 1836, Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, The American in England (page 269)
      Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea […]

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