entrench vs trephine

entrench

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

trephine

verb
  • To perforate with a trephine. 

  • To use a trephine during surgery. 

noun
  • A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan. 

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