Synonyms of the word

entrench

• v. (construction, archaeology) To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
• v. (military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
• v. (figuratively) To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
• v. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs…
• v. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

encroach

• v. (transitive, obsolete) to seize, appropriate.
• v. (intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone else's rights or territory.
• v. (intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits.
• n. (rare) Encroachment.

fasten

• v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
• v. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

fix

• n. A repair or corrective action.
• n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
• n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
• n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
• n. A determination of location.
• n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
• v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
• v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
• v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
• v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
• v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
• v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
• v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
• v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
• v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

impinge

• v. (transitive, now rare) To make a physical impact (on); to collide, to crash (upon).
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To interfere with; to encroach (on, upon).
• v. (intransitive) To have an effect upon; to limit.

intrench

• v. Archaic form of entrench.

secure

• adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
• adj. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
• adj. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
• adj. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
• adj. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
• adj. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
• adj. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly…
• adj. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
• v. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
• v. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against…
• v. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
• v. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

trench

• n. A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
• n. (military) A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
• n. (archaeology) A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological…
• n. (informal) A trench coat.
• v. (usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority…
• v. (military, infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually…
• v. (archaeology) To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
• v. To have direction; to aim or tend.
• v. To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
• v. To cut furrows or ditches in.
• v. To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling…

trespass

• n. sin.
• n. (law) Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the…
• v. (intransitive, now rare) To commit an offence; to sin.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
• v. (intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
• v. (law) To enter someone else's property illegally.
• v. (obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.