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en-(word root) in, intoExamples of words with the root en-: energyen- 1 or em- or in-pref.1. a. To put into or onto: encapsulate.b. To go into or onto: enplane.2. To cover or provide with: enrobe.3. To cause to be: endear.4. Thoroughly. Used often as an intensive: entangle.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin in-, in; see en in Indo-European roots.]
en- 2 or em-pref. In; into; within: enzootic.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek; see en in Indo-European roots.]en- or em-prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives1. (from nouns) a. put in or on: entomb; enthrone. b. go on or into: enplane. c. surround or cover with: enmesh. d. furnish with: empower. 2. (from adjectives and nouns) cause to be in a certain condition: enable; encourage; enrich; enslave. [via Old French from Latin in- in-2]
en- or em-prefix forming verbs and verbal derivativesin; into; inside: endemic. [from Greek (often via Latin); compare in-1, in-2]en (ɛn)
n. 1. the letter N, n. 2. a space that is half the width of an em. en-1 , a prefix forming verbs that have the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” (entomb); “to cause to be in” (enrich; enslave; entrust); “to restrict,” typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” (encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield). Also, before labial consonants, em-. Compare be-, in-2. [Middle English < Old French < Latin in- in-2] en-2 , a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek: energy; enthusiasm. Also, before labial consonants, em-. [(< Latin) < Greek; c. in-1, in-2] -en1 , a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives (fasten; harden; sweeten), or from nouns (heighten; lengthen; strengthen). [Middle English, Old English -n-, as in Middle English fast-n-en, Old English fǣst-n-ian to make fast, fasten] -en2 , a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns: ashen; golden; oaken. [Middle English, Old English; c. Old High German -īn, Latin -īnus; compare -ine1] -en3 , a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs: taken; proven. [Middle English, Old English; c. German -en, Old Norse -inn] -en4 , a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns: brethren; children; oxen. [Middle English; Old English -an, case ending of n-stem nouns, as in naman oblique singular, and nominative and acc. pl. of nama name] -en5 , a diminutive suffix: kitten; maiden. [Middle English, Old English, from neuter of -en2] EncyclopediaSeeenen-enUK
en- (en), In; appears as em- before b, p, or m. [G.] en- Prefix meaning in; appears as em- before b, p, or m. [G.]en- Prefix denoting in or into.en- or em- prefix denoting in, into.EN-
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