entrench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ENTRENCH

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter <a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off>

Synonyms bed, embed (also imbed), enroot, fix, impact, implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

Related Words imbue, infuse, instill; beat (into), drive (into); establish, place, put, settle, stick

Near Antonyms eliminate, eradicate; eject, expel; detach, disconnect, disengage, remove

Antonyms dislodge, root (out), uproot

entrench also intrench

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