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verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The new student tried to entrench herself upon the existing friendship group, taking over their lunch table. " property law military politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. Examples : "The heavy rain entrenched deep grooves into the muddy garden path. " military war politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading