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in-TRENCH/ɪnˈtrentʃ/

To entrench is to establish something so firmly that it is hard to change: entrench a practice, an entrenched gap. Embed is the close twin; baptising an empty night cell as culture does not staff it.

Meaning

To establish something so firmly that it is hard to change.

Examples

• “Do not entrench an empty night cell as “agile culture”; name the spare.”
• “Embed is the close twin. Establish is everyday. Agile is a slogan. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then call it culture if the grid is still full.”

Good to know

Fix so firmly it is hard to shift. Close: embed. “Agile culture” ≠ a named spare.

Near in meaning

embed, establish, dig in

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