ENKINDLE
ENKIN'DLE, verb transitive [from kindle.] To kindle; to set on fire; to inflame; as, to enkindle sparks into a flame. In this literal sense, kindle is generally used.1. To excit...
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ENKINDLED
ENKIN'DLED, participle passive Set on fire; inflamed; roused into action; excited.
ENKINDLING
ENKIN'DLING, participle present tense Setting on fire; inflaming; rousing; exciting.
ENLARD
ENL'ARD, verb transitive To cover with lard or grease; to baste.
ENLARGE
ENL'ARGE, verb transitive enlarj. [from large.] To make greater in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits, breadth or side; to expand in bulk. Every man desires to enlarge ...
ENLARGED
ENL'ARGED, participle passive Increased in bulk; extended in dimension; expanded; dilated; augmented; released from confinement or straits.
ENLARGEDLY
ENL'ARGEDLY, adverb With enlargement.
ENLARGEMENT
ENL'ARGEMENT, noun Increase of size or bulk, real or apparent; extension of dimensions or limits; augmentation; dilatation; expansion. The enlargement of bulk may be by accretio...
ENLARGER
ENL'ARGER, noun He or that which enlarges, increases, extends or expands; an amplifier.
ENLARGING
ENL'ARGING, participle present tense Increasing in bulk; extending in dimension; expanding; making free or liberal; speaking diffusively.ENL'ARGING, noun Enlargement.
ENLIGHT
ENLI'GHT, verb transitive enli'te. To illuminate; to enlighten.[See Enlighten. enlight is rarely used.]
ENLIGHTEN
ENLI'GHTEN, verb transitive enli'tn. [from light.]1. To make light; to shed light on; to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.His lightnings enligh...
ENLIGHTENED
ENLI'GHTENED, participle passive Rendered light; illuminated; instructed; informed; furnished with clear views.
ENLIGHTENER
ENLI'GHTENER, noun One who illuminates; he or that which communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
ENLIGHTENING
ENLI'GHTENING, participle present tense Illuminating; giving light to; instructing.
ENLINK
ENLINK', verb transitive [from link.] To chain to; to connect.
ENLIST
ENLIST', verb transitive [See List.] To enroll; to register; to enter a name on a list.1. To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists...
ENLISTMENT
ENLIST'MENT, noun The act of enlisting; the writing by which a soldier is bound.
ENLIVEN
ENLI'VEN, verb transitive enli'vn. [from life, live.] Literally, to give life. Hence,1. To give action or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlive...
ENLIVENED
ENLI'VENED, participle passive Made more active; excited; animated; made cheerful or gay.
ENLIVENER
ENLI'VENER, noun He or that which enlivens or animates; he or that which invigorates.
ENLIVENING
ENLI'VENING, participle present tense Giving life, spirit or animation; inspiriting; invigorating; making vivacious, springtly or cheerful.
ENLUMINE
ENLU'MINE, verb transitive To illumine; to enlighten. [See the latter words.]
ENMARBLE
ENMAR'BLE, verb transitive To make hard as marble; to harden.
ENMESH
ENMESH', verb transitive [from mesh.] To net; to entangle to entrap.
ENMITY
EN'MITY, noun1. The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; ill will; hatred; unfriendly dispositions; malevolence. It expresses more than aversion and less than ...
ENNEACONTAHEDRAL
ENNEACONTAHE'DRAL, adjective Having ninety faces.