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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. En-quire', v. i. & t.p. 450See INQUIRE.
  2. En-quir'er, n.p. 450See INQUIRER.
  3. En-qui'ry, n.p. 450See INQUIRY.
  4. En-rā'ce', v. t.p. 450To enroot; to implant. [Obs.] Spencer.
  5. En-rāge', v. t.p. 450To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious. Syn.—To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke; anger; incite.
  6. En-rāge'ment, n.p. 450The act of enraging or being enraged; excitement. [Obs.] Spencer.
  7. En-rânge', v. t.p. 450To put in rank; to arrange. Spencer. 2. To rove over; to range. Spencer.
  8. En-rănk', v. t.p. 450To place in ranks or in order. Shak.
  9. En-rāp’, v. t.p. 451To bear away in ecstasy; to en-ravish. [Obs.] Shak.
  10. En-răpt'ūre, v. t.p. 451To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.
  11. En-răv'ish, v. t.p. 451To transport with delight; to enrapture; to enchant; to fascinate; to charm.
  12. En-rāv'ish-ing-ly, adv.p. 451So as to throw into ecstasy. Sir T. More.
  13. En-rāv'ish-ment, n.p. 451The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture. Glanville.
  14. En-rĕg'is-ter, v. t.p. 451To register; to enroll or record. Spencer.
  15. En-rheum’, v. i.p. 451To have rheum through cold; to take a cold. [Obs.] Harvey.
  16. En-rich', v. t.p. 451To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; hence, to supply with ornament; to adorn. Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chancer.…
  17. En-rĭch'er, n.p. 451One who enriches.
  18. En-rich'ment, n.p. 451The act of making rich, or that which enriches; the addition of fertility or ornament; decoration; embellishment.
  19. En-rĭdge', v. t.p. 451To form into ridges. Shak.
  20. En-rĭng′, v. t.p. 451To encircle; to surround; to bind. [Obs. or poet.]
  21. En-rīp’en, v. t.p. 451To ripen; to bring to perfection. [Obs.] Donne.
  22. En-rīve’, v. t.p. 451To rive; to cleave. [Obs.] Spencer.
  23. En-rōbe', v. t.p. 451To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire. Shak.
  24. En-rŏck'ment, n.p. 451A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form the bases of piers, breakwaters, &c.
  25. En-rōll', v. t.p. 451To write in a roll or register; to insert a name or enter in a list or catalogue; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a law; also…
  26. En-rōll’er, n.p. 451One who enrolls or registers.
  27. En-rōll'ment, n.p. 451The act of enrolling. 2. That in which any thing is enrolled; a register.
  28. En-rōōt’, v. t.p. 451To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. Shak.
  29. En-round', v. t.p. 451To environ; to surround. [Obs.] Shak.
  30. Ēns, n.p. 451(Philos.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings. [Obs.] 2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a…
  31. En-sāfe′, v. t.p. 451To render safe. [Obs.] Hall.
  32. En-săm'ple, n.p. 451An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet. v. 3.
  33. En-sām'ple, v. t.p. 451To exemplify; to show by example. [Obs.] Spencer.
  34. En-sāng'guīne, v. t.p. 451To stain or cover with blood; to smear with gore; as, an ensanguined field. Milton. Then bore the tree of life ensanguined fruit, Which whoso tasteth, life shall be his loan. Trench.
  35. En'sāte, a.p. 451(Bot.) Having sword-shaped leaves; ensiform. Loudon.
  36. En-scāle', v. t.p. 451To carve or form with scales. Ogilvie.
  37. En-schēd’ūle, v. t.p. 451To insert in a schedule. See SCHEDULE. Shak.
  38. En-seōnce', v. t.p. 451To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to protect; to hide securely. I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
  39. En-sēal’, v. t.p. 451To impress with a seal; to impress, as a seal. “This deed I do enseal.” Piers Plowman.
  40. En-sēam’, v. t.p. 451To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain. Camden.
  41. En-sēam', v. t.p. 451To cover with grease. [Obs.] In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed. Shak.
  42. En-sēar’, v. t.p. 451To sear; to cauterize. [Obs.] Shak.
  43. En-sēarch’, v. i.p. 451To make a search. [Obs.] Elyot.
  44. En-seel', v. t.p. 451To close the eyes of; to seel;—said in reference to a hawk.
  45. En-seint', a.p. 451(Law.) With child; pregnant. See ENCEINTE.
  46. Ensemble, n.p. 451The whole; all the parts taken together.
  47. Ensemble, adv.p. 451All at once; together; simultaneously.
  48. En-shīeld′, v. t.p. 451To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Obs.] Shak.
  49. En-shīeld’, a.p. 451Defended, as with a shield. [Obs.] Shak.
  50. En-shrīne', v. t.p. 451To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve with care and affection; to cherish. We will enshrine it as a holy relic. Massinger.
  51. En-shroud', v. t.p. 451To cover, as with a shroud. Churchill.
  52. En-sif'er-oŭs, a.p. 451Bearing or carrying a sword.
  53. Ĕn'si-fōrm, a.p. 451Having the shape of a sword; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage (Anat.), a sword-shaped appendage to the lower part of the sternum or breast-bone.
  54. Ĕn'sign, n.p. 451A mark of distinction in office, rank, party, or nationality; especially, the flag or banner which distinguishes a company of soldiers, or army, or vessel; a badge; the colors; hence, a signal, as to…
  55. Ĕn'sign, v. t.p. 451To designate as by an ensign. [Obs.] The roses that ensigned particular families. B. Jonson. 2. (Her.) To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
  56. En'sign-bear'er, n.p. 451One who carries a flag; an ensign.
  57. En'sign-cy or En'sign-ship, n.p. 451The rank or office of an ensign.
  58. En-sīze', n.p. 451Character; quality. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  59. En-sky', v. t.p. 451To place in the sky or in heaven. [Obs.] “A thing enskied and sainted.” Shak.
  60. En-slāve', v. t.p. 451To reduce to slavery or bondage; to deprive of liberty, and subject to the will of a master; to subject to the dominant influence of, as, to enslave the negro; to become enslaved to anger or…