Webster's Dictionary 1828

919

ENCOUNTERING

ENCOUNT'ERING, participle present tense Meeting; meeting in opposition, or in battle; opposing; resisting.

920

ENCOURAGE

ENCOUR'AGE, verb transitive enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to anim...

921

ENCOURAGED

ENCOUR'AGED, participle passive Emboldened; inspirited; animated; incited.

922

ENCOURAGEMENT

ENCOUR'AGEMENT, noun The act of giving courage, or confidence of success; incitement to action or to practice; incentive. We ought never to neglect the encouragement of youth in...

923

ENCOURAGER

ENCOUR'AGER, noun One who encourages, incites or stimulates to action; one who supplies incitements, either by counsel, reward or means of execution.The pope is a master of poli...

924

ENCOURAGING

ENCOUR'AGING, participle present tense Inspiring with hope and confidence; exciting courage.1. Furnishing ground to hope for success; as an encouraging prospect.

925

ENCOURAGINGLY

ENCOUR'AGINGLY, adverb In a manner to give courage, or hope of success.

926

ENCRADLE

ENCRA'DLE, verb transitive [en and cradle.] To lay in a cradle.

927

ENCRIMSON

ENCRIM'SON, verb transitive s as z. To cover with a crimson color.

928

ENCRIMSONED

ENCRIM'SONED, participle passive Covered with a crimson color.

929

ENCRINITE

EN'CRINITE, noun [Gr. a lily.] Stone-lily; a fossil zoophyte, formed of many joints, all perforated by some starry form.

930

ENCRISPED

ENCRISP'ED, adjective [from crisp] Curled; formed in curls.

931

ENCROACH

ENCROACH, verb intransitive [Eng. crook.] Primarily, to catch as with a hook. Hence,1. To enter on the rights and possession of another; to intrude; to take possession of what b...

932

ENCROACHER

ENCROACHER, noun One who enters on and takes possession of what is not his own, by gradual steps.1. One who makes gradual advances beyond his rights.

933

ENCROACHING

ENCROACHING, participle present tense Entering on and taking possession of what belongs to another.ENCROACHING, adjective Tending or apt to encroach.The encroaching spirit of po...

934

ENCROACHINGLY

ENCROACHINGLY, adverb By way of encroachment.

935

ENCROACHMENT

ENCROACHMENT, noun The entering gradually on the rights or possessions of another, and taking possession; unlawful intrusion; advance into the territories or jurisdiction of ano...

936

ENCRUST

ENCRUST', verb transitive To cover with a crust. It is written also incrust.

937

ENCUMBER

ENCUM'BER, verb transitive1. To load; to clog; to impede motion with a load, burden or any thing inconvenient to the limbs; to render motion or operation difficult or laborious....

938

ENCUMBERED

ENCUM'BERED, participle passive Loaded; impeded in motion or operation, by a burden or difficulties; loaded with debts.

939

ENCUMBERING

ENCUM'BERING, participle present tense Loading; clogging; rendering motion or operation difficult; loading with debts.

940

ENCUMBRANCE

ENCUM'BRANCE, noun A load; any thing that impedes motion, or renders it difficult and laborious; clog; impediment.1. Useless addition or load.Strip from the branching Alps their...

941

ENCYCLICAL

ENCYC'LICAL, adjective [Gr. a circle.] Circular; sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men. [This word is not used. We now use circular.]

942

ENCYCLOPEDIA

ENCYCLOPE'DIAENCYCLOPE'DIAN, adjective Embracing the whole circle of learning.

943

ENCYCLOPEDIAN

ENCYCLOPE'DIAN, a. Embracing the whole circle of learning.

944

ENCYCLOPEDIST

ENCYCLOPE'DIST, noun The compiler of an Encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation.

945

ENCYCLOPEDY

ENCYCLOPE'DY, noun [Gr. in, a circle, and instruction; instruction in a circle, or circle of instruction.]The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction or knowledge. M...