Webster's Dictionary 1913

1972

Enfeeblish

En‐fee″blish, v. i. To enfeeble. Holland.

1973

Enfeloned

En‐fel″oned (?), a. [Pref. en- + felon: cf. OF. enfelonner.] Rendered fierce or frantic. “Like one enfeloned or distraught.” Spenser.

1974

Enfeoff

En‐feoff″ (?; see Feoff, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enfeoffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enfeoffing.] [Pref. en- + feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.] 1. (Law) To gi...

1975

Enfeoffment

En‐feoff″ment (?), n.(Law) (a) The act of enfeoffing. (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate.

1976

Enfester

En‐fes″ter (?), v. t. To fester. “Enfestered sores.” Davies (Holy Roode).

1977

Enfetter

En‐fet″ter (?), v. t. To bind in fetters; to enchain. “Enfettered to her love.” Shak.

1978

Enfever

En‐fe″ver (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + fever: cf. F. enfiévrer.] To excite fever in. A. Seward.

1979

Enfierce

En‐fierce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enfierced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enfiercing (?).] To make fierce. Spenser.

1980

Enfilade

En′fi‐lade″ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. enfiler to thread, go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- (L. in) + fil thread. See File a row.] 1. A line or straight passage...

1981

Enfilade (2)

En′fi‐lade″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enfiladed; p. pr. & vb. n.Enfilading.] (Mil.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troo...

1982

Enfiled

En‐filed″ (?), p. a. [F. enfiler to pierce, thread.] (Her.) Having some object, as the head of a man or beast, impaled upon it; as, a sword which is said to be “enfiled of” the ...

1983

Enfire

En‐fire″ (?), v. t. To set on fire. Spenser.

1984

Enflesh

En‐flesh″ (?), v. t. To clothe with flesh.Vices which are... enfleshed in him. Florio.

1985

Enfleurage

‖En′fleu′rage″ (?), n. [F., fr. en- (L. in) + fleur flower.] A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. I...

1986

Enflower

En‐flow″er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enflowered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enflowering.] To cover or deck with flowers.These odorous and enflowered fields. B. Jonson.

1987

Enfold

En‐fold″ (?), v. t. To infold. See Infold.

1988

Enfoldment

En‐fold″ment (?), n. The act of infolding. See Infoldment.

1989

Enforce

En‐force″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enforced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enforcing (?).] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F. enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See Force.] 1. To ...

1990

Enforce (2)

En‐force (?), v. i. 1. To attempt by force.2. To prove; to evince. Hooker.3. To strengthen; to grow strong. Chaucer.

1991

Enforce (3)

En‐force″, n. Force; strength; power.A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton.

1992

Enforceable

En‐force″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being enforced.

1993

Enforced

En‐forced″ (?), a. Compelled; forced; not voluntary. “Enforced wrong.” “Enforced smiles.” Shak. — En‐for″ced‐ly, adv.Shak.

1994

Enforcement

En‐force″ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. enforcement.] 1. The act of enforcing; compulsion.He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them. Sir W. Raleigh.C...

1995

Enforcer

En‐for″cer (?), n. One who enforces.

1996

Enforcible

En‐for″ci‐ble (?), a. That may be enforced.

1997

Enforcive

En‐for″cive (?), a. Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive. Marsion. — En‐for″cive‐ly, adv.

1998

Enforest

En‐for″est (?), v. t. To turn into a forest.