entrench vs establish

entrench

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

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

  • To dig or excavate a trench; to trench. 

  • 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 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. 

establish

verb
  • To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business. 

  • To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate. 

  • To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain. 

  • To make stable or firm; to confirm. 

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