VERB 使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固 If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it. 使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固
...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law. [VERB noun]
旨在巩固民主和法制的一系列措施
These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]