English → Latin
“intrench” in Latin
vallōto surround, wall or fortify with a rampart or palisadecingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle; to gird on; to crown or garlandcircumdōto surround, enclose, encirclemūniōto provide with defensive works, fortify; to provide with defensive works, fortify; to guard from attack, defend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intrench
PROPR., fossā cingere: vallo et fossā circumdare (or vallo atque fossā, Sall.; vallo fossāque, Caes.): vallare: obvallare: vallo sepire, cingere, circumdare or munire (defend with palisades); or (general term) operibus et munitionibus sepire; operibus munire. An intrenched camp, castra vallo fossāque munita (after Caes., B.G., 2, 5).
IMPROPR., To intrench upon (rights, etc.), alicui injuriam facere or inferre (to injure): aliquem interpellare in jure ipsius (Caes.); aliquid de jure alicujus deminuere (to interfere with his rights): pervertere (to overthrow, omnia jura; amicitiam): violare or violare atque imminuere (to violate a law or right, jus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intrench?
- The usual Latin words for “intrench” are vallō, cingō, circumdō; also mūniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.