ENHANCE
ENH'ANCE, verb transitive enh'ans.1. To raise; to lift; applied to material things by Spenser, but this application is entirely obsolete.2. To raise; to advance; to highthen; ap...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ENHANCED
ENH'ANCED, participle passive Raised; advanced; highthened; increased.
ENHANCEMENT
ENH'ANCEMENT, noun Rise; increase; augmentation; as the enhancement of value, price, enjoyment, pleasure, beauty.1. Increase; aggravation; as the enhancement of evil, grief, pun...
ENHANCER
ENH'ANCER, noun One who enhances; he or that which raises price, etc.
ENHANCING
ENH'ANCING, participle present tense Raising; increasing; augmenting; aggravating.
ENHARBOR
ENH'ARBOR, verb intransitive To dwell in or inhabit.
ENHARDEN
ENH'ARDEN, verb transitive To harden; to encourage.
ENHARMONIC
ENHARMON'IC, adjective [from harmonic, harmony.] In music, an epithet applied to such species of composition, as proceed on very small intervals, or smaller intervals that the d...
ENIGMA
ENIG'MA, noun [Latin oenigma; Gr. to hint.] A dark saying, in which some known thing is concealed under obscure language; an obscure question; a riddle. A question, saying or pa...
ENIGMATIC
ENIGMAT'ICENIGMAT'ICAL, adjective Relating to or containing a riddle; obscure; darkly expressed; ambiguous.1. Obscurely conceived or apprehended.
ENIGMATICAL
ENIGMAT'ICAL, a. Relating to or containing a riddle; obscure; darkly expressed; ambiguous.1. Obscurely conceived or apprehended.
ENIGMATICALLY
ENIGMAT'ICALLY, adverb In an obscure manner; in a sense different from that which the words in common acceptation imply.
ENIGMATIST
ENIG'MATIST, noun A maker or dealer in enigmas and riddles.
ENIGMATIZE
ENIG'MATIZE, verb intransitive To utter or form enigmas; to deal in riddles.
ENIGMATOGRAPHY
ENIGMATOG'RAPHYENIGMATOL'OGY, noun The art of making riddles; or the art of solving them.
ENIGMATOLOGY
ENIGMATOL'OGY, n. The art of making riddles; or the art of solving them.
ENJOIN
ENJOIN', verb transitive [Latin injungo. See Join. We observe that the primary sense of join is to set, extend or lay to, to throw to or on; otherwise the sense of order or comm...
ENJOINED
ENJOIN'ED, participle passive Ordered; directed; admonished with authority; commanded.
ENJOINER
ENJOIN'ER, noun One who enjoins.
ENJOINING
ENJOIN'ING, participle present tense Ordering; directing.
ENJOINMENT
ENJOIN'MENT, noun Direction; command; authoritative admonition.
ENJOY
ENJOY', verb transitive1. To feel or perceive with pleasure; to take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of. We enjoy the dainties of a feast, the conversat...
ENJOYABLE
ENJOY'ABLE, adjective Capable of being enjoyed.
ENJOYED
ENJOY'ED, participle passive Perceived with pleasure or satisfaction; possessed or used with pleasure; occupied with content.
ENJOYER
ENJOY'ER, noun One who enjoys.
ENJOYING
ENJOY'ING, participle present tense Feeling with pleasure; possessing with satisfaction.
ENJOYMENT
ENJOY'MENT, noun Pleasure; satisfaction; agreeable sensations; fruition.1. Possession with satisfaction; occupancy of any thing good or desirable; as the enjoyment of an estate;...