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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'ter-prīse, n. p. 452That which is undertaken or attempted to be performed; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an adventure; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. Their hands can not…Ĕn'ter-prīse, v. t. p. 452To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. 2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and…Ĕn'ter-prīse, v. i. p. 452To undertake any thing difficult. [Rare.] Pope.Ĕn'ter-prīs'er, n. p. 452One who undertakes any projected scheme, especially a bold or hazardous one; an adventurer. Hayward.Ĕn'ter-prīs'ing, a. p. 452Bold or forward to undertake; resolute, active, or prompt to attempt; as, enterprising men often succeed beyond all human probability.Ĕn'ter-prīs'ing-ly, adv. p. 452In a bold, resolute, and active manner.Ĕn'ter-tāin', v. t. p. 452To be at the charges of; to keep up; to sustain in one’s service; to maintain; to support. You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. Shak. 2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to…Ĕn'ter-tāin', v. i. p. 452To receive guests; as, he entertains generously.Ĕn'ter-tāin', n. p. 452Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser.Ĕn'ter-tāin'er, n. p. 452One who entertains, amuses, accepts, or admits.Ĕn'ter-tāin'ing, a. p. 452Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting.Ĕn'ter-tāin'ing-ly, adv. p. 452In an amusing manner. Warton.Ĕn'ter-tāin'ing-ness, n. p. 452The quality of being entertaining or diverting.Ĕn'ter-tāin'ment, n. p. 452The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing. “The provision made for their entertainment.” Trench. “The entertainment of Christ by faith.” Baxter. 2. That which entertains…Ĕn'ter-tāke', v. t. p. 452To entertain. [Obs.] Spenser.En’ter-tis’süed, a. p. 452Having various colors intermixed; interwoven. [Obs.] Shak.En'the-al or En'the-an, a. p. 452Divinely inspired; wrought up to enthusiasm. [Obs.]En'the-ăsm, n. p. 452Inspiration; enthusiasm. [Rare.] “Religious enthusiasm.” Byron.En'the-äs'tic, a. p. 452Having the energy of God; divinely powerful.En'the-äs'tie-al-ly, adv. p. 452According to deific energy; with divine power.En'the-at, a. p. 452Divinely inspired; enthusiastic. [Obs.] Drummond.En'thel-min'thā or En'thel-min'thēs, n. pl. p. 452(Med.) Intestinal worms; entozoa.En'the-üs, n. p. 452Inspiration. [Rare.] P. Scott.En-thrall', v. t. p. 452To hold in thrall; to enslave; to inthrall. See INTHRALL. The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron.En-thrall'ment, n. p. 452See INTHRALLMENT.En-thrill', v. t. p. 452To pierce; to thrill. [Obs.] Sackville.En-thrōne', v. t. p. 452To place on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority. Ayliffe. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. 2. (Eccl.) To induct…En-thrōne'ment, n. p. 452The act of enthroning, or of being enthroned.En-thrōn'i-zā'tion, n. p. 452The act of enthroning; hence, the placing a bishop in his stall or throne in his cathedral. Hook.En-thrōn'ize, v. t. p. 452To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a bishop. Should be there openly enthronized as the very elected king. Knolles.En-thŭn'der, v. i. p. 452To make a loud noise, like thunder; to thunder. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.En-thŭ'sĭ-ăsm, n. p. 452Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; possession by a higher influence; rapture; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation; also, extravagant hope and expectation.…En-thü’sĭ-ăst, n. p. 452One who is moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as, (a.) One who imagines himself divinely inspired and possessed; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b.) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by…En-thū'si-ăst'ic, a. p. 452En-thū'si-äst'ic-al p. 452Filled with enthusiasm; having the characteristics of an enthusiast; zealous in the pursuit of an object. “Enthusiastical raptures.” Calamy. A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic…En-thū'zi-ast'ic, n. p. 453An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.En-thū'zi-ăst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 453With enthusiasm.En'thy-me-măt'ic, a. p. 453En’thy-me-măt’ic-al p. 453Pertaining to an enthymeme; including an enthymeme.En'thy-mēme, n. p. 453(Rhet.) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and a consequent deduced from it; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed.…En-tīce', v. t. p. 453To draw on, or instigate, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; especially in a bad sense, to lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; to incite. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.…En-tīçe'a-ble, a. p. 453Capable of being enticed, or led astray.En-tīçe'ment, n. p. 453The act or practice of inciting, alluring, coaxing, or tempting to evil; as, the enticements of evil companions. 2. That which incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement…En-tī'çer, n. p. 453One who entices; one who incites or instigates to evil.En-ti'cing-ly, adv. p. 453In an enticing or winning manner; charmingly; attractively. “She sings most enticingly.” Addison.En-ti'er'ty, n. p. 453The whole. [Obs.]En-ti're', a. p. 453Complete in all parts; undivided and undiminished; full and perfect. With strength entire and free will armed. Milton. 2. Whole; complete; not participated with others; as, this man has the entire…En-tire', n. p. 453That which is whole and unmingled; especially, beer or porter drawn from one tap, and which is unmixed.En-tīre'ly, adv. p. 453In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost. Euphrates . . . falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. Raleigh. 2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely. “To…En-tire'ness, n. p. 453The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge. 2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. “En-tire'ness in preaching the gospel.”…En-ti're'ty, n. p. 453The state of being entire or whole; completeness; integrity; as, entirety of interest. Blackstone. 2. That which is entire or whole; the whole. Bacon.Ĕn’ti-ta-tĭve, a. p. 453Considered as an entity or independent existence; abstract. [Rare.] Ellis.En'ti-ta-tīve-ly, adv. p. 453In an entitative manner; abstract. [Rare.]En-ti'tle, v. t. p. 453To give a title to; to affix as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book “Commentaries;” to entitle a man “Honorable.”…En-tit'ule, v. t. p. 453To entitle. [Obs.] B. Jonson.En'ti-ty, n. p. 453A real being, whether in thought or in fact; being; essence; existence. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.En'to-blăst, n. p. 453(Nat. Hist.) The nucleolus of a cell. Agassiz.En-toil', v. t. p. 453To take with toils; to insnare; to entangle. [Rare.] “En-toiled in woofed phantasies.” Keats.En'to-ma-tŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 453The same as ENTOMOLOGY.En-tomb′, v. t. p. 453To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.