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en-

prefix
/ɛn-/

Etymology

From Middle English en- (“en-, in-”). Originally from Old French en- (also an-), from Latin in- (“in, into”) and Frankish *in-, *int-, *anda-; but also from an alteration of in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in- (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”). Both the Latin and the Germanic forms are from Proto-Indo-European *en (“in, into”). Intensive use of Old French en-, an- is due to confluence with Frankish *an- and *in- (intensive prefixes), related to Old English on- and in- (intensive prefixes). More at in-, on-.

  1. derived from *an-✻
  2. inherited from *en✻ — “in, into”
  3. inherited from *in✻ — “in”
  4. inherited from in- — “in, into”
  5. inherited from in-
  6. derived from *in-✻
  7. derived from in- — “in, into”
  8. derived from en-
  9. inherited from en- — “en-, in-”

Definitions

  1. Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective

    • embathe, enquire, enlist

  2. to become

    • enslave, embetter, engloom

  3. provide with

    • empower
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. an intensifier

      • entangle, enwisen, enhance

The neighborhood

  • antonymout-antonym(s) of “in”
  • antonymex-antonym(s) of “in”
  • antonymexo-antonym(s) of “in”
  • antonymecto-antonym(s) of “in”
  • antonymab-antonym(s) of “on”
  • antonymapo-antonym(s) of “on”
  • antonymde-antonym(s) of “on”
  • antonymawayantonym(s) of “on”
  • antonymoffantonym(s) of “on”
  • neighborem-
  • neighborin-

Derived

embalm, embark, embarrass, embase, embellish, embezzle, emboss, embrace, embroider, embroil, empanel, empark, emplead, employ, enamel, enamor, enamour, enchain, enchant, enchase, enclave, enclose, encounter, encourage, encrust, encumber, endoctrine, endolour, endorse, endow, endue, endure, enforce, engage, engender, englue, englut, engorge, engrail, engrain · +121 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for en-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA