abandon vs entrench

abandon

verb
  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

entrench

verb
  • 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. 

  • To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in. 

  • To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc. 

  • To dig or excavate a trench; to trench. 

  • To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. 

  • To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with. 

How often have the words abandon and entrench occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )