Enunciable E·nun"ci·a·ble adjective Capable of being enunciated or expressed.
Enunciate E·nun"ci·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enunciated ;
present participle & verbal noun Enunciating .] [ Latin
enuntiatus ,
- ciatus , past participle of
enuntiare ,
-ciare . See
Enounce .]
1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth. The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel.
Coleridge. 2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.
Enunciate E·nun"ci·ate intransitive verb To utter words or syllables articulately.
Enunciation E·nun`ci·a"tion noun [ Latin
enuntiatio ,
-ciatio .]
1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth. By way of interpretation and enunciation .
Jer. Taylor. 2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation . 3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement. Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false.
A. Clarke.
Enunciative E·nun"ci·a·tive adjective [ Latin
enuntiativus ,
-ciativus .]
Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative. Ayliffe. --
E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly ,
adverb
Enunciator E·nun"ci·a`tor noun [ Latin
enuntiator ,
enunciator .]
One who enunciates or proclaims.
Enunciatory E·nun"ci·a·to·ry adjective Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.
Enure En·ure" transitive verb See Inure .
Enuresis En`u·re"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... to urinate in; ... + ... urine.]
(Medicine) An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.
Envassal En·vas"sal transitive verb To make a vassal of. [ Obsolete]
Envault En·vault" transitive verb To inclose in a vault; to entomb. [ R.]
Swift.
Enveigle En·vei"gle transitive verb To entice. See Inveigle .
Envelop En·vel"op transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enveloped ;
present participle & verbal noun Enveloping .] [ Middle English
envolupen ,
envolipen , Old French
envoluper ,
envoleper , French
envelopper ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
voluper ,
voleper . See
Develop .]
To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship. Nocturnal shades this world envelop .
J. Philips.
Envelope, Envelop En"vel·ope, En"vel·op noun [ French
enveloppe .]
1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter. 2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; -- called also coma . 3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it. Wilhelm. 4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents.
Envelopment En·vel"op·ment noun [ Confer French
enveloppement .]
1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides. 2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.
Envenime En·ven"ime transitive verb To envenom. [ Obsolete]
Envenom En·ven"om transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Envenomed ;
present participle & verbal noun Envenoming .] [ Middle English
envenimen , French
envenimer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + French
venin poison. See
Venom .]
1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom. Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe.
Milton. O, what a world is this, when what is comely
Envenoms him that bears it!
Shak. 2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter. The envenomed tongue of calumny.
Smollett. On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed .
Sir G. C. Lewis.
Envermeil En·ver"meil transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
vermeil : confer Old French
envermeiller . See
Vermil .]
To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Enviable En"vi·a·ble adjective [ From
Envy .]
Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire to posses or to resemble. One of most enviable of human beings.
Macaulay. --
En"vi*a*ble*ness ,
noun --
En"vi*a*bly ,
adverb
Envie En·vie" intransitive verb [ See
Vie .]
To vie; to emulate; to strive. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Envier En"vi·er noun One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.
Envigor En·vig"or transitive verb To invigorate. [ Obsolete]
Envious En"vi·ous adjective [ Old French
envios , French
envieux , from Latin
invidiosus , from
invidia envy. See
Envy , and confer
Invidious .]
1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [ Obsolete]
Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.
Shak. 2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of , at , and against ; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues. My soul is envious of mine eye.
Keble. Neither be thou envious at the wicked.
Prov. xxiv. 19. 3. Inspiring envy. [ Obsolete or Poetic]
He to him leapt, and that same envious gage
Of victor's glory from him snatched away.
Spenser. 4. Excessively careful; cautious. [ Obsolete]
No men are so envious of their health.
Jer. Taylor. --
En"vi*ous*ly ,
adverb --
En"vi*ous*ness ,
noun
Environ En·vi"ron transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Environed ;
present participle & verbal noun Environing .] [ French
environner , from
environ about, thereabout; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + Old French
viron circle, circuit, from Old French & French
virer to turn, Late Latin
virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Confer
Veer .]
To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade,
With mountains round about environed .
Spenser. Environed he was with many foes.
Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write.
Donne.
Environ En·vi"ron adverb [ French]
About; around. [ Obsolete]
Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes.
Fairfax.
Environment En·vi"ron·ment noun [ Confer French
environnement .]
1. Act of environing; state of being environed. 2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development. It is no friendly environment , this of thine.
Carlyle.
Environs En·vi"rons noun plural [ French]
The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town. Chesterfield.
Envisage En·vis"age transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Envisaged (?; 48);
present participle & verbal noun Envisaging .] [ French
envisager ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
visage face, visage. See
Visage .]
To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. [ R.]
Keats. From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self.
McCosh.
Envisagement En·vis"age·ment noun The act of envisaging.
Envolume En·vol"ume transitive verb To form into, or incorporate with, a volume. [ R.]
Envolup En·vol"up transitive verb [ See
Envelop .]
To wrap up; to envelop. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Envoy En"voy noun [ French
envoyé envoy, from
envoyer to send; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
voie way, Latin
via : confer French
envoi an envoy (in sense 2). See
Voyage , and confer
Invoice .]
1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador. 2. [ French
envoi , from
envoyer to send.]
An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi . The envoy of a ballad is the "sending" of it forth.
Skeat.
Envoyship En"voy·ship noun The office or position of an envoy.
Envy En"vy noun ;
plural Envies . [ French
envie , Latin
invidia envious; akin to
invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity;
in against +
videre to see. See
Vision .]
1. Malice; ill will; spite. [ Obsolete]
If he evade us there,
Enforce him with his envy to the people.
Shak. 2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of ; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar. Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us.
Ray. No bliss
Enjoyed by us excites his envy more.
Milton. Envy , to which the ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learned or brave.
Pope. 3. Emulation; rivalry. [ Obsolete]
Such as cleanliness and decency
Prompt to a virtuous envy .
Ford. 4. Public odium; ill repute. [ Obsolete]
To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero.
B. Jonson. 5. An object of envious notice or feeling. This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world.
Macaulay.
Envy En"vy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Envied ;
present participle & verbal noun Envying .] [ French
envier .]
1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
Collier. Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
Rambler. 2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior.
Shak. Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes.
Froude. 3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share.
T. Gray. 4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [ Obsolete]
If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall.
J. Fletcher. 5. To hate. [ Obsolete]
Marlowe. 6. To emulate. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Envy En"vy intransitive verb 1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at . Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
Jer. Taylor. 2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [ Obsolete] "He has . . .
envied against the people."
Shak.
Envyned En·vyned" adjective [ Old French
enviner to store with wine; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
vin wine. See
Vine .]
Stored or furnished with wine. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Enwall En·wall" transitive verb See Inwall . Sir P. Sidney.
Enwallow En·wal"low transitive verb To plunge into, or roll in, flith; to wallow. So now all three one senseless lump remain,
Enwallowed in his own black bloody gore.
Spenser.
Enwheel En·wheel" transitive verb To encircle. Shak.
Enwiden En·wid"en transitive verb To widen. [ Obsolete]
Enwind En·wind" transitive verb To wind about; to encircle. In the circle of his arms
Enwound us both.
Tennyson.
Enwoman En·wom"an transitive verb To endow with the qualities of a woman. [ R.]
Daniel.
Enwomb En·womb" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enwombed ;
present participle & verbal noun Enwombing .]
1. To conceive in the womb. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. 2. To bury, as it were in a womb; to hide, as in a gulf, pit, or cavern. Donne.
Enwrap En·wrap" transitive verb To envelop. See Inwrap .
Enwrapment En·wrap"ment noun Act of enwrapping; a wrapping or an envelope. Shuckford.
Enwreathe En·wreathe" transitive verb See Inwreathe . Shelton.
Enzoötic En`zo·öt"ic (ĕn`zo*ŏt"ĭk)
adjective [ Greek
'en in +
zw^,on an animal: confer French
enzoötique .]
Afflicting animals; -- used of a disease affecting the animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease among men.
Enzyme En"zyme (ĕn"zīm)
noun [ Prefix
en- (Gr.
'en in) + Greek
zy`mh leaven.]
(Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes.
Eocene E"o·cene adjective [ Greek ... daybreak, dawn + ... new, recent.]
(Geol.) Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits. --
noun The Eocene formation. Lyell.
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