Webster's Dictionary 1913

1945

Enecate

En″e‐cate (?), v. t. [L. enecatus, p. p. of enecare; e out, utterly + necare to kill.] To kill off; to destroy. Harvey.

1946

Eneid

E‐ne″id (?), n. Same as Æneid.

1947

Enema

En″e‐ma (?), n.; pl. L. Enemata (#). [L. enema, Gr. �, fr. � to send in; � in + � to send.] (Med.) An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart n...

1948

Enemy

En″e‐my (?), n.; pl.Enemies (#). [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See Amicable.] One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or at...

1949

Enemy (2)

En″e‐my, a. Hostile; inimical.They... every day grow more enemy to God. Jer. Taylor.

1950

Enepidermic

En‐ep′i‐der″mic (?), a. [Pref. en- (Gr. �) + epidermic.] (Med.) Applied to the skin without friction; — said of medicines.

1951

Energetic

{ En′er‐get″ic (?), En′er‐get″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to work, be active, fr. � active. See Energy.] 1. Having energy or energies; possessing a capacity for vigorous actio...

1952

Energetics

En′er‐get″ics (?), n. That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital, forces, and which comprehends the cons...

1953

Energic

{ En‐er″gic (?), En‐er″gic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. énergique.] 1. In a state of action; acting; operating.2. Having energy or great power; energetic.The energic faculty that we cal...

1954

Energize

En″er‐gize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Energized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Energizing (?).] [From Energy.] To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in prod...

1955

Energize (2)

En″er‐gize, v. t. To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify; as, to energize the will.

1956

Energizer

En″er‐gi′zer (?), n. One who, or that which, gives energy, or acts in producing an effect.

1957

Energizing

En″er‐gi′zing (?), a. Capable of imparting or exercising energy.Those nobler exercises of energizing love. Bp. Horsley.

1958

Energumen

En′er‐gu″men (?), n. [L. energumenos, fr. Gr. � possessed by an evil spirit, from �: cf. F. énergumène. See Energetic.] (Eccl. Antiq.) One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.

1959

Energy

En″er‐gy (?), n.; pl.Energies (#). [F. énergie, LL. energia, fr. Gr.�, fr. � active; � in + � work. See In, and Work.] 1. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operati...

1960

Enervate

E‐ner″vate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enervated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enervating.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr. enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See Nerve.] To...

1961

Enervate (2)

E‐ner″vate (?), a. [L. enervatus, p. p.] Weakened; weak; without strength of force. Pope.

1962

Enervation

En′er‐va″tion (?), n. [L. enervatio: cf. F. énervation.] 1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. Bacon.

1963

Enervative

E‐ner″va‐tive (?), a. Having power, or a tendency, to enervate; weakening.

1964

Enerve

E‐nerve″ (?), v. t. [Cf. F. énerver. See Enervate.] To weaken; to enervate. Milton.

1965

Enervous

E‐nerv″ous (?), a. [L. enervis, enervus.] Lacking nerve or force; enervated.

1966

Enface

En‐face″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enfaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enfacing.] [Pref. en- + face.] 1. To write or print on the face of (a draft, bill, etc.); as, to enface drafts with ...

1967

Enfamish

En‐fam″ish (?), v. t. To famish; to starve.

1968

Enfect

En‐fect″ (?), a. [See Infect, a.] Contaminated with illegality. Chaucer.

1969

Enfeeble

En‐fee″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enfeebled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enfeebling (?).] [OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en- (L. in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See Feeble.] To make fe...

1970

Enfeeblement

En‐fee″ble‐ment (?), n. The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.

1971

Enfeebler

En‐fee″bler (?), n. One who, or that which, weakens or makes feeble.