entrench
verb
[ ɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃ ]
• establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
• "ageism is entrenched in our society"
Similar:
establish,
settle,
ensconce,
lodge,
set,
root,
install,
plant,
embed,
anchor,
seat,
station,
dig in,
• establish (a military force) in trenches or other fortified positions.
• "the corps was now fully entrenched on the Right Bank"
• encroach or trespass on.
• "concessions which entrenched so deeply on the honour and dignity of the Crown"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘place within a trench’): from en-1, in-2 ‘into’ + trench.
