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en-1 definition

en- (en, in)

  1. : added to nouns
    1. to put or get into or on enthrone, enplane
    2. to cover or wrap with enrobe
  2. to make, make into or like, cause to be: added to nouns and adjectives endanger, enthrall
  3. in or into: added to verbs encase
  4. encourage

Etymology: ME < OFr < L in- < in, in

en-2 definition

en- (en, in)

in: used chiefly in Greek derivatives endemic

Etymology: Gr en- < en, in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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