En En noun (Print.) Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See Em .
En bloc En` bloc" [ French Confer
Block ,
noun ]
In a lump; as a whole; all together. "Movement of the ossicles
en bloc ."
Nature. En bloc they are known as "the herd".
W. A. Fraser.
En passant En` pas`sant" [ French] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess) , of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.
En rapport En` rap`port" [ French] In accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, esp. a private, understanding; of a hypnotic subject, being in such a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence of a particular person or persons.
En route En` route" [ French] On the way or road.
En- En- 1. [ French en -, Latin in .] A prefix signifying in or into , used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with en- or in -. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em- before p , b , and m , as in em ploy, em body, em mew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in en able, en feeble, to cause to be , or to make , able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in en chasten. See In- . 2. A prefix from Greek ... in, meaning in ; as, en cephalon, en tomology. See In- .
Enable En·a"ble transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enabled ;
present participle & verbal noun Enabling .]
1. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong. [ Obsolete] "Who hath
enabled me."
1 Tim. i. 12. Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles, when he enabled them with priestly power.
Jer. Taylor. 2. To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow. Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.
Addison.
Enablement En·a"ble·ment noun The act of enabling, or the state of being enabled; ability. Bacon.
Enact En·act" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enacted ;
present participle & verbal noun Enacting .]
1. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law. 2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [ Obsolete]
The king enacts more wonders than a man.
Shak. 3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. I did enact Julius Caesar.
Shak. Enacting clause ,
that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.
Enact En·act" noun Purpose; determination. [ Obsolete]
Enactive En·act"ive adjective Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall.
Enactment En·act"ment noun 1. The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law. 2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment ; a social enactment .
Enactor En·act"or noun One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a law. Atterbury.
Enacture En·ac"ture noun Enactment; resolution. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Enaliosaur En·al"i·o·saur` noun (Paleon.) One of the Enaliosauria.
Enaliosauria En·al`i·o·sau"ri·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... marine (... in + ... the sea) + ... a lizard.]
(Paleon.) An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders.
Enaliosaurian En·al`i·o·sau"ri·an adjective (Paleon.) Pertaining to the Enaliosauria. --
noun One of the Enaliosauria.
Enallage E·nal"la·ge noun [ Latin , from Greek ... an exchange, from ... to exchange; ... in + ... to change.]
(Gram.) A substitution, as of one part of speech for another, of one gender, number, case, person, tense, mode, or voice, of the same word, for another.
Enambush En·am"bush transitive verb To ambush. [ Obsolete]
Enamel En·am"el noun [ Prefix
en- +
amel . See
Amel ,
Smelt ,
transitive verb ]
1. A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors. 2. (Min.) A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe. 3. That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated. 4. (Anat.) The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement. Enamel painting ,
painting with enamel colors upon a ground of metal, porcelain, or the like, the colors being afterwards fixed by fire. --
Enamel paper ,
paper glazed a metallic coating.
Enamel En·am"el transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enameled or
Enamelled ;
present participle & verbal noun Enameling or
Enamelling .]
1. To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted. 2. To variegate with colors as if with enamel. Oft he [ the serpent]bowed
His turret crest and sleek enameled neck.
Milton. 3. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth. 4. To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
Enamel En·am"el intransitive verb To practice the art of enameling.
Enamel En·am"el adjective Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting. Tomlinson.
Enamel En·am"el noun 1. Any one of various preparations for giving a smooth, glossy surface like that of enamel. 2. A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
Enamelar En·am"el·ar adjective Consisting of enamel; resembling enamel; smooth; glossy. [ R.]
Craig.
Enameled En·am"eled adjective Coated or adorned with enamel; having a glossy or variegated surface; glazed. [ Written also
enamelled .]
Enameler, Enamelist En·am"el·er, En·am"el·ist noun One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work. [ Written also
enameller ,
enamellist .]
Enamor En·am"or transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enamored ;
present participle & verbal noun Enamoring .] [ Old French
enamourer ,
enamorer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + Old French & French
amour love, Latin
amor . See
Amour , and confer
Inamorato .]
To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of , or with , before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [ Written also
enamour .]
Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream.
W. Irving.
Enamorment En·am"or·ment noun The state of being enamored. [ R.]
Enantiomorphous E·nan`ti·o·mor"phous adjective [ Greek
'enanti`os opposite +
morfh` form.]
(Crystallog.) Similar, but not superposable, i. e. , related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- said of certain hemihedral crystals.
Enantiopathic E·nan`ti·o·path"ic adjective (Medicine) Serving to palliate; palliative. Dunglison.
Enantiopathy E·nan`ti·op"a·thy noun [ Greek ... of contrary properties or affections;
'enanti`os opposite + ... suffering, affection, from ..., ..., to suffer.]
1. An opposite passion or affection. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Medicine) Allopathy; -- a term used by followers of Hahnemann, or homeopathists.
Enantiosis E·nan`ti·o"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... contradiction, from
'enanti`os opposite.]
(Rhet.) A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary; affirmation by contraries.
Enarch En·arch" transitive verb To arch. [ Obsolete]
Lydgate.
Enarched En·arched" adjective (Her.) Bent into a curve; -- said of a bend or other ordinary.
Enargite En·ar"gite noun (Min.) An iron-black mineral of metallic luster, occurring in small orthorhombic crystals, also massive. It contains sulphur, arsenic, copper, and often silver.
Enarmed En·armed" adjective (Her.) Same as Armed , 3.
Enarration En`ar·ra"tion noun [ Latin
enarratio . See
Narration .]
A detailed exposition; relation. [ Obsolete]
Hakewill.
Enarthrodia En`ar·thro"di·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... in + .... See
Arthrodia .]
(Anat.) See Enarthrosis . --
En`ar*thro"di*al ,
adjective
Enarthrosis En`ar·thro"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... jointed; ... in + ... joint.]
(Anat.) A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation .
Enascent E·nas"cent adjective [ Latin
enascens , present participle of
enasci to spring up;
e out +
nasci to be born.]
Coming into being; nascent. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Warburton.
Enatation E`na·ta"tion noun [ Latin
enatare to swim out. See
Natation .]
A swimming out. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Enate E·nate" adjective [ Latin
enatus , past participle of
enasci . See
Enascent .]
Growing out.
Enation E·na"tion noun (Botany) Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing, as of a petal; also, the capacity or act of producing such an outgrowth.
Enaunter E·naun"ter adverb [ Prefix
en- +
aunter .]
Lest that. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Enavigate E·nav"i·gate transitive verb [ Latin
enavigatus , past participle of
enavigare .]
To sail away or over. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Enbattled En·bat"tled adjective Embattled. [ Obsolete]
Enbibe En·bibe" transitive verb To imbibe. [ Obsolete]
Skelton.
Enbroude En·broud"e transitive verb See Embroude .
Encage En·cage" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encaged ;
present participle & verbal noun Engaging .] [ Prefix
en- +
cage : confer French
encager .]
To confine in a cage; to coop up. Shak.
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