Webster's Dictionary 1828

1027

ENFILADED

ENFILA'DED, participle passive Pierced or raked in a line.

1028

ENFILADING

ENFILA'DING, participle present tense Piercing or sweeping in a line.

1029

ENFIRE

ENFI'RE, verb transitive To inflame; to set on fire. [Not used.]

1030

ENFORCE

ENFO'RCE, verb transitive1. To give strength to; to strengthen; to invigorate. [See Def.5.]2. To make or gain by force; to force; as, to enforce a passage.3. To put in act by vi...

1031

ENFORCEABLE

ENFO'RCEABLE, adjective That may be enforced.

1032

ENFORCED

ENFO'RCED, participle passive Strengthened; gained by force; driven; compelled; urged; carried into effect.

1033

ENFORCEDLY

ENFO'RCEDLY, adverb By violence; not by choice.

1034

ENFORCEMENT

ENFO'RCEMENT, noun The act of enforcing; compulsion; force applied.1. That which gives energy or effect; sanction. The penalties of law are enforcements.2. Motive of conviction;...

1035

ENFORCER

ENFO'RCER, noun One who compels, constrains or urges; one who effects by violence; one who carries into effect.

1036

ENFORCING

ENFO'RCING, participle present tense Giving force or strength; compelling; urging; constraining; putting in execution.

1037

ENFORM

ENFORM', verb transitive To form; to fashion. [See Form.]

1038

ENFOULDERED

ENFOUL'DERED, adjective Mixed with lightning. [Not in use.]1. To make free of a city, corporation or state; to admit to the privileges of a freeman. The English colonies were en...

1039

ENFRANCHISED

ENFRAN'CHISED, participle passive Set free; released from bondage.1. Admitted to the rights and privileges of freemen.

1040

ENFRANCHISEMENT

ENFRAN'CHISEMENT, noun Release from slavery or custody.1. The admission of persons to the freedom of a corporation or state; investiture with the privileges of free citizens; th...

1041

ENFRANCHISER

ENFRAN'CHISER, noun One who enfranchises.

1042

ENFRANCHISING

ENFRAN'CHISING, participle present tense Setting free from slavery or custody; admitting to the rights and privileges of denizens or free citizens in a state, or to the privileg...

1043

ENFROWARD

ENFRO'WARD, verb transitive To make froward or perverse. [Not used.]

1044

ENFROZEN

ENFRO'ZEN, adjective Frozen; congealed. [Not used.]

1045

ENGAGE

ENGA'GE, verb transitive1. To make liable for a debt to a creditor; to bind one's self as surety.2. To pawn; to stake as a pledge.3. To enlist; to bring into a party; as, to eng...

1046

ENGAGED

ENGA'GED, participle passive or adjective Pledged; promised; enlisted; gained and attached; attracted and fixed; embarked; earnestly employed; zealous.

1047

ENGAGEDLY

ENGA'GEDLY, adverb With earnestness; with attachment.

1048

ENGAGEDNESS

ENGA'GEDNESS, noun The state of being seriously and earnestly occupied; zeal; animation.

1049

ENGAGEMENT

ENGA'GEMENT, noun The act of pawning, pledging or making liable for debt.1. Obligation by agreement or contract. Men are often more ready to make engagements than to fulfil them...

1050

ENGAGER

ENGA'GER, noun One that enters into an engagement or agreement.

1051

ENGAGING

ENGA'GING, participle present tense Pawning; making liable for debt; enlisting; bringing into a party or cause; promising; binding; winning and attaching; encountering; embarkin...

1052

ENGAGINGLY

ENGA'GINGLY, adverb In a manner to win the affections.

1053

ENGALLANT

ENGAL'LANT, verb transitive To make a gallant of. [Not used.]