Entrenched vs. Ingrained — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Entrenched and Ingrained
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Entrenched
To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending.
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Ingrained
Firmly established, as by long conditioning; deep-seated
Ingrained prejudice.
The ingrained habits of a lifetime.
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Entrenched
To fix firmly or securely
"Today managed care plans are entrenched in the economy, enrolling 61 percent of the population" (Peter T. Kilborn).
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Ingrained
Worked deeply into the texture or fiber
A carpet disfigured by ingrained dirt.
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Entrenched
To dig or occupy a trench.
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Ingrained
Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
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Entrenched
To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
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Ingrained
Fixed, established
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Entrenched
Simple past tense and past participle of entrench
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Ingrained
Simple past tense and past participle of ingrain
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Entrenched
Dug in
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Ingrained
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held;
Deep-rooted prejudice
Deep-seated differences of opinion
Implanted convictions
Ingrained habits of a lifetime
A deeply planted need
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Entrenched
Established firmly and securely;
The entrenched power of the nobility
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