(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is ~ed, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.
...a series of measures designed to ~ democracy and the rule of law...
These dictators have ~ed themselves politically and are difficult to move.
VERB: V n, V pron-refl
~ed
The recession remains deeply ~ed.
ADJ