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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĕn'e-my, n. p. 447One who is actuated by unfriendly feelings; one who hates, and wishes injury, or attempts to do injury; as, a bitter enemy; an enemy of truth. To all good he enemy was still. Spenser. The enemy. (a.)…Ĕn'e-my, a. p. 447Hostile; inimical. [Obs. and rare.] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. Bp. Taylor.Ĕn'er-ġĕt'ic or Ĕn'er-ġĕt'ic-al, a. p. 447Exerting force; showing activity; operative; active. “A being eternally energetic.” Grew. 2. Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic…Ĕn'er-ġĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 447In an energetic manner; with force and vigor.Ĕn'er-ġĕt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 447Quality of being energetical.Ĕn'er-ġĕt'ics, n. sing. p. 447That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital, forces, and which comprehends the consideration and general investigation of the…En-ẽr'ġic or En-ẽr'ġic-al, a. p. 447Having energy or great power in effect. Collins. 2. In a state of action; acting; operating.Ĕn'er-ġīze, v. i. p. 447To use power in action; to act with force or vigor; to operate with vigor; to act in producing an effect.Ĕn'er-ġīze, v. t. p. 447To give strength or force to; to give active vigor to; to alacrify.Ĕn'er-ġīz'er, n. p. 447One who, or that which, gives energy, or acts in producing an effect.En-ẽr'gu-men or Ĕn'er-gū'men, n. p. 447(Eccl. Antiq.) One possessed by the devil; a demoniac.Ĕn'er-ġy, n. p. 447Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies sometimes suffer them to lie inactive. The great energies of…E-nẽr'vate, a. p. 447Weakened; weak; without strength or force. Pope.E-nẽr'vāte, v. t. p. 447To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to weaken; to render feeble or impotent. “Enervated by licentiousness.” Macaulay. 2. To cut the nerves of; as, to enervate a horse. Syn. — To weaken…Ĕn'er-vā'tion, n. p. 447The act of weakening, or reducing strength. 2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy.E-nẽr'va-tĭve, a. p. 447Having power, or a tendency, to enervate; weakening. [Rare.]E-nẽrve', v. t. p. 447To weaken; to enervate. [Obs.] Milton.E'nẽrv'oŭs, a. p. 447Lacking force or strength; enervated. [Rare.]En-făm'ish, v. t. p. 447To famish; to starve. [Rare.]En-fee'ble, v. t. p. 447To render feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate; to enervate. Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil. Prescott. Syn.—To weaken…En-fee'ble-ment, n. p. 447The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.En-fee'bler, n. p. 447One who, or that which, makes feeble or weakens.En-fee'blish, v. i. p. 447To enfeeble. [Obs.]En-fĕl'oned, a. p. 447Rendered fierce or frantic. [Obs.] Spenser.En-fĕoff', v. t. p. 447(Law.) To give a feud to; to invest with a fee; to bestow or convey an estate in fee-simple or fee-tail, by livery of seizin. Blackstone. 2. To surrender or give up. [Obs.] Shak.En-fĕoff'ment, n. p. 447(Law.) (a.) The act of giving the fee-simple of an estate. (b.) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate.En-fĕt'ter, v. t. p. 447To bind in fetters; to fetter. [Obs.] “Enfettered to her love.” Shak.En-fē'ver, v. t. p. 447To excite fever in; to make feverish. [Rare.] Seward.En-fiërçe', v. t. p. 447To make fierce. [Obs.] Spenser.Ĕn'fi-lāde', n. p. 447(Mil.) A line or straight passage; or the situation of a place or of a body of men which may be raked with shot through its whole length. Enfilade fire (Mil.), one whose line of direction is in the…Ĕn'fi-lāde', v. t. p. 447(Mil.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot through the whole length of, as a work or line of troops. Campbell.En-fīled', a. p. 447(Her.) Thrust through some object; — said of a sword represented in a charge.En-fīre', v. t. p. 447To set on fire; to inflame. [Obs.] Spenser.En-flĕsh', v. t. p. 447To clothe with flesh; to incorporate; to incarnate. [Obs.] Florio.En-flow'er, v. t. p. 447To cover or scatter with flowers. “These odorous and enflowered fields.” B. Jonson.En-fōld', v. t. p. 447To infold. See INFOLD.En-fōld'ment, n. p. 447The act of infolding. [Obs.]En-fōrçe', v. t. p. 447To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands. 2. To make or gain by force; to force; as, to enforce a passage. 3. To put in act by violence; to drive.…En-fōrçe', v. i. p. 447To attempt by force. [Obs.] 2. To prove; to evince. [Rare.] Hooker.En-fōrçe', n. p. 447Force; strength; power. [Obs.] A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton,En-fōrçe'a-ble, a. p. 447Capable of being enforced.En-fōr'çed-ly, adv. p. 447In an enforced manner; by violence; not by choice. Shak.En-fōrçe'ment, n. p. 447The act of enforcing; compulsion; restraint; force. He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master them. Raleigh. 2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. “Enforcement of strict…En-fōr'çer, n. p. 447One who enforces; one who compels or constrains; one who carries into effect.En-fōr'çi-ble, a. p. 447Capable of being enforced.En-fōr'çĭve, a. p. 447Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.En-fōr'çĭve-ly, adv. p. 447Without choice; of compulsion. Marston.En-fŏr'est, v. t. p. 447To turn into forests.En-fôrm', v. t. p. 447To form; to fashion. [Obs.] See FORM. Spenser.En-fōul'dered, a. p. 447Mixed with lightning. [Obs.] “Enfouldered smoke.” Spenser.En-frăn'chīse, v. t. p. 447To set free; to liberate from slavery; to release from custody. Bacon. 2. To make free of a city, corporation, or state; to admit to the privileges of a freeman; to naturalize; as, colonies…En-frăn'chĭse-ment, n. p. 448The act of releasing from slavery or custody. “Uncontrolled enfranchisement.” Shah. 2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or state; investiture with the privileges of free citizens; admission…En-frăn'chis-er, n. p. 448One who enfranchises.En-free' or En-free'döm, v. t. p. 448To set free; to give freedom to. [Obs.] “The enfreed Athenor.” Shak.En-freeze', v. t. p. 448To freeze; to turn to ice; to congeal. [Obs.] Thou hast enfrozened her disdainful breast. Spenser.En-frō'ward, v. t. p. 448To make froward or perverse. [Obs.] Sandys.En-gāge', v. t. p. 448To put under pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear something, as by an oath, promise, pledge, agreement, or the like; to render liable; to bind; to involve. “Engaged by my oath.” Shak.…En-gāge', v. i. p. 448To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound. How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. Fuller. 2. To embark; to take a part; to employ one's self; to…En-gāged', p. a. p. 448Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. 2. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. Engaged columns (Arch.), columns sunk…En-gā'ged-ly, adv. p. 448With earnestness; with attachment.