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2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind. O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. 2 Cor. vi. 11.

3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic] It will enlarge us from all restraints. Barrow. Enlarging hammer, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. Knight. -- To enlarge an order or rule (Law), to extend the time for complying with it. Abbott. -- To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. "They enlarged themselves on this subject." Clarendon. -- To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and charitable.

Syn. -- To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment; magnify. See Increase.

ENLARGE En*large", v. i.

1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.

2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate. To enlarge upon this theme. M. Arnold.

3. (Naut.)

Defn: To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.

ENLARGED En*larged", a.

Defn: Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly, adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n.

ENLARGEMENT En*large"ment, n.

1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.

3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty. Give enlargement to the swain. Shak.

4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument. An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that were got into the army. Clarendon.

ENLARGER En*lar"ger, n.

Defn: One that enlarges.

ENLAY En*lay", v. t.

Defn: See Inlay.

ENLENGTHEN En*length"en, v. t.

Defn: To lengthen. [Obs.]

ENLEVEN En*lev"en, n.

Defn: Eleven. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENLIGHT En*light", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + light. Cf. Enlighten.]

Defn: To illumine; to enlighten. [R.] Which from the first has shone on ages past, Enlights the present, and shall warm the last. Pope.

ENLIGHTEN En*light"en, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS. inlihtan. Cf. Enlight.]

1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4.

2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God. Trench.

ENLIGHTENER En*light"en*er, n.

Defn: One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.

ENLIGHTENMENT En*light"en*ment, n.

Defn: Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

ENLIMN En*limn", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + limn. Cf. Enlumine, Illuminate.]

Defn: To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript. [R.] Palsgrave.

ENLINK En*link", v. t.

Defn: To chain together; to connect, as by links. Shak.

ENLIST En*list", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlisting.]

1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.

2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.

3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise.

ENLIST En*list", v. i.

1. To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war.

2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.

ENLISTMENT En*list"ment, n.

1. The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.

2. The writing by which an enlisted man is bound.

ENLIVE En*live", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + live, a.]

Defn: To enliven. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

ENLIVEN En*liv"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlivened; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlivening.] Etym: [Pref. en- + liven.].

1. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move. Cowley.

2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a company; enlivening strains of music.

Syn. -- To animate; rouse; inspire; cheer; encourage; comfort; exhilarate; inspirit; invigorate.

ENLIVENER En*liv"en*er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.

ENLOCK En*lock", v. t.

Defn: To lock; to inclose.

ENLUMINE En*lu"mine, v. t. Etym: [F. enluminer; pref. en- (L. in) + L. luminare to light up, illumine. See Illuminate, and cf. Limn.]

Defn: To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENLUTE En*lute", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + L. lutum mud, clay.]

Defn: To coat with clay; to lute. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENMANCHE En`man`ché", a. Etym: [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + manche sleeve.] (Her.)

Defn: Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to the sides.

ENMARBLE En*mar"ble, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + marble.]

Defn: To make hard as marble; to harden. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENMESH En*mesh", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + mesh. Cf. Inmesh.]

Defn: To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. Shak. My doubts enmesh me if I try. Lowell.

ENMEW En*mew", v. t.

Defn: See Emmew.

ENMIST En*mist", v. t.

Defn: To infold, as in a mist.

ENMITY En"mi*ty, n.; pl. Enmities. Etym: [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. See Enemy, and cf. Amity.]

1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton.

2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4.

Syn. -- Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy; repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence. See Animosity, Rancor.

ENMOSSED En*mossed", a. Etym: [Pref. en- + moss.]

Defn: Covered with moss; mossed. Keats.

ENMOVE En*move", v. t.

Defn: See Emmove. [Obs.]

ENMUFFLE En*muf"fle, v. t.

Defn: To muffle up.

ENMURE En*mure", v. t.

Defn: To immure. [Obs.]

ENNATION En*na"tion, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The ninth segment in insects.

ENNEAD En"ne*ad, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: The number nine or a group of nine. The Enneads, the title given to the works of the philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; -- so called because each of the six books into which it is divided contains nine chapters.

ENNEAGON En"ne*a*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. ennéagone.] (Geom.)

Defn: A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.

ENNEAGONAL En`ne*ag"o*nal, a. (Geom.)

Defn: Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.

ENNEAGYNOUS En`ne*ag"y*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.

ENNEAHEDRAL En`ne*a*he"dral, a. Etym: [Gr. (Geom.)

Defn: Having nine sides.

ENNEAHEDRIA; ENNEAHEDRON En`ne*a*he"dri*a, En`ne*a*he"dron, n. (Geom.)

Defn: A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.

ENNEANDRIA En`ne*an"dri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. ennéandrie.] (Bot.)

Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having nine stamens.

ENNEANDRIAN; ENNEANDROUS En`ne*an"dri*an, En`ne*an"drous, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Having nine stamens.

ENNEAPETALOUS En`ne*a*pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. petalous: cf. F. ennéapétale.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having nine petals, or flower leaves.

ENNEASPERMOUS En`ne*a*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.

ENNEATIC; ENNEATICAL En`ne*at"ic, En`ne*at"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth. Enneatical day, every ninth day of a disease. -- Enneatical year, every ninth year of a man's life.

ENNEW En*new", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + new. Cf. Innovate.]

Defn: To make new. [Obs.] Skelton.

ENNICHE En*niche", v. t.

Defn: To place in a niche. Sterne.

ENNOBLE En*no"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ennobling.] Etym: [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]

1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches." Trench. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope.

2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.

Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.

ENNOBLEMENT En*no"ble*ment, n.

1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility. Bacon.

2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.

ENNOBLER En*no"bler, n.

Defn: One who ennobles.

ENNUI En`nui", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See Annoy.]

Defn: A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray.

ENNUYE En`nuy`é", a. Etym: [F., p. p. of ennuyer. See Ennui.]

Defn: Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.

ENNUYE En`nuy`é", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: One who is affected with ennui.

ENNUYEE En`nuy`ée", n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: A woman affected with ennui. Mrs. Jameson.

ENODAL E*nod"al, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Without a node. Gray.

ENODATION En`o*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. enodatio explanation, fr. enodare to free from knots. See Enode.]

Defn: The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.] Bailey.

ENODE E*node", v. t. Etym: [L. enodare; e out + nodare to fill with knots, nodus a knot.]

Defn: To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.] Cockeram.

ENOINT E*noint", a.

Defn: Anointed. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENOMOTARCH E*nom"o*tarch, n. Etym: [Gr. Enomoty.] (Gr. Antiq.)

Defn: The commander of an enomoty. Mitford.

ENOMOTY E*nom"o*ty, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Defn: A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath.

ENOPLA En"o*pla, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.

ENOPTOMANCY En*op"to*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]

Defn: Divination by the use of a mirror.

ENORM E*norm", a. Etym: [Cf. F. énorme. See Enormous.]

Defn: Enormous. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENORMITY E*nor"mi*ty, n.; pl. Enormities. Etym: [L. enormitas, fr. enormis enormous: cf. F. énormité. See Enormous.]

1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous. The enormity of his learned acquisitions. De Quincey.

2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. These clamorous enormities which are grown too big and strong for law or shame. South.

ENORMOUS E*nor"mous, a. Etym: [L. enormis enormous, out of rule; e out + norma rule: cf. F. énorme. See Normal.]

1. Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal. "Enormous bliss." Milton. "This enormous state." Shak. "The hoop's enormous size." Jenyns. Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait. Milton.

2. Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime. That detestable profession of a life so enormous. Bale.

Syn. -- Huge; vast; immoderate; immense; excessive; prodigious; monstrous. -- Enormous, Immense, Excessive. We speak of a thing as enormous when it overpasses its ordinary law of existence or far exceeds its proper average or standard, and becomes -- so to speak -- abnormal in its magnitude, degree, etc.; as, a man of enormous strength; a deed of enormous wickedness. Immense expresses somewhat indefinitely an immeasurable quantity or extent. Excessive is applied to what is beyond a just measure or amount, and is always used in an evil; as, enormous size; an enormous crime; an immense expenditure; the expanse of ocean is immense. "Excessive levity and indulgence are ultimately excessive rigor." V. Knox. "Complaisance becomes servitude when it is excessive." La Rochefoucauld (Trans).

ENORMOUSLY E*nor"mous*ly, adv.

Defn: In an enormous degree.

ENORMOUSNESS E*nor"mous*ness, n.

Defn: The state of being enormous.

ENORTHOTROPE En*or"tho*trope, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope.

ENOUGH E*nough", a. Etym: [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS. gen, gen, a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin, D. genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G. genug, Icel. gn, Sw. nog, Dan. nok, Goth. gan), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth. ganah); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr. na, Gr.

Defn: Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare! Luke xv. 17.

ENOUGH E*nough", adv.

1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.

2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer. I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. Shak. Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time to lend money. Shak.

3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.

Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies.

ENOUGH E*nough", n.

Defn: A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself. "Enough is as good as a feast." And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. Gen. xxxiii. 9.

ENOUGH E*nough", interj.

Defn: An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.

ENOUNCE E*nounce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enouncing.] Etym: [F. énoncer, L. enuntiare; e out + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuntius messenger. See Nuncio, and cf. Enunciate.]

1. To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. To utter; to articulate. The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.

ENOUNCEMENT E*nounce"ment, n.

Defn: Act of enouncing; that which is enounced.

ENOW E*now".

Defn: A form of Enough. [Archaic] Shak.

EN PASSANT En` pas`sant". [F.]

Defn: In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess),

Defn: of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.

ENPATRON En*pa"tron, v. t.

Defn: To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize. [Obs.] Shak.

ENPIERCE En*pierce", v. t. Etym: [See Empierce.]

Defn: To pierce. [Obs.] Shak.

ENQUERE En*quere", v. i.

Defn: To inquire. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENQUICKEN En*quick"en, v. t.

Defn: To quicken; to make alive. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

ENQUIRE En*quire", v. i. & t.

Defn: See Inquire.

ENQUIRER En*quir"er, n.

Defn: See Inquirer.

ENQUIRY En*quir"y, n.

Defn: See Inquiry.

ENRACE En*race", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + race lineage.]

Defn: To enroot; to implant. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENRAGE En*rage", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Enraging.] Etym: [F. enrager to be enraged; pref. en- (L. in) + rage rage. See Rage.]

Defn: To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.

Syn. -- To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke; anger; madden; infuriate.

ENRAGEMENT En*rage"ment, n.

Defn: Act of enraging or state of being enraged; excitement. [Obs.]

ENRANGE En*range", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + range. Cf. Enrank, Arrange.]

1. To range in order; to put in rank; to arrange. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. To rove over; to range. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENRANK En*rank", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + rank.]

Defn: To place in ranks or in order. [R.] Shak.

EN RAPPORT En` rap`port". [F.]

Defn: In accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, esp. a private, understanding; of a hypnotic subject, being in such a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence of a particular person or persons.

ENRAPT En*rapt", p. a. Etym: [Pref. en- + rapt. Cf. Enravish.]

Defn: Thrown into ecstasy; transported; enraptured. Shak.

ENRAPTURE En*rap"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enraptured; p. pr. & vb. n. Enrapturing.]

Defn: To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish. Shenstone.

ENRAVISH En*rav"ish, v. t.

Defn: To transport with delight; to enrapture; to fascinate. Spenser.

ENRAVISHINGLY En*rav"ish*ing*ly, adv.

Defn: So as to throw into ecstasy.

ENRAVISHMENT En*rav"ish*ment, n.

Defn: The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy; rapture. Glanvill.

ENREGISTER En*reg"is*ter, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + register: cf. F. enregistrer. Cf. Inregister.]

Defn: To register; to enroll or record; to inregister. To read enregistered in every nook His goodness, which His beauty doth declare. Spenser.

ENRHEUM En*rheum", v. i. Etym: [Pref. en- + rheum: cf. F. s'enrhumer.]

Defn: To contract a rheum. [Obs.] Harvey.

ENRICH En*rich", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enriched; p. pr. & vb. n. Enriching.] Etym: [F. enrichir; pref. en- (L. in) + riche rich. See Rich.]

1. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge. Seeing, Lord, your great mercy Us hath enriched so openly. Chaucer's Dream.

2. To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes.

3. To make rich with manure; to fertilize; -- said of the soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation.

4. To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; -- said of the mind. Sir W. Raleigh.

ENRICHER En*rich"er, n.

Defn: One who enriches.

ENRICHMENT En*rich"ment, n.

Defn: The act of making rich, or that which enriches; increase of value by improvements, embellishment, etc.; decoration; embellishment.

ENRIDGE En*ridge", v. t.

Defn: To form into ridges. Shak.

ENRING En*ring", v. t.

Defn: To encircle. [R.] The Muses and the Graces, grouped in threes, Enringed a billowing fountain in the midst. Tennyson.

ENRIPEN En*rip"en, v. t.

Defn: To ripen. [Obs.] Donne.

ENRIVE En*rive", v. t.

Defn: To rive; to cleave. [Obs.]

ENROBE En*robe", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + robe: cf. OF. enrober.]

Defn: To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.

ENROCKMENT En*rock"ment, n. Etym: [Pref. en- + rock.]

Defn: A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc.

ENROLL En*roll", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enrolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enrolling.] Etym: [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enrôler; pref. en- (L. in) + rôle roll or register. See Roll, n.] [Written also enrol.]

1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also, reflexively, to enlist. An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling. Milton. All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves. Prescott.

2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENROLLER En*roll"er, n.

Defn: One who enrolls or registers.

ENROLLMENT En*roll"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. enrôlement.] [Written also enrolment.]

1. The act of enrolling; registration. Holland.

2. A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a record. Sir J. Davies.

ENROOT En*root", v. t.

Defn: To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. Shak.

ENROUND En*round", v. t.

Defn: To surround. [Obs.] Shak.

EN ROUTE En` route". Etym: [F.]

Defn: On the way or road.

ENS Ens, n. Etym: [L., ens, entis, a thing. See Entity.]

1. (Metaph.)

Defn: Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. [Obs.]

ENSAFE En*safe", v. t.

Defn: To make safe. [Obs.] Hall.

ENSAMPLE En*sam"ple, n. Etym: [OF. ensample, essample, F. exemple. See Example.]

Defn: An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.] Tyndale. Being ensamples to the flock.

ENSAMPLE En*sam"ple, v. t.

Defn: To exemplify, to show by example. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENSANGUINE En*san"guine, v. t.

Defn: To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue. "The ensanguined field." Milton.

ENSATE En"sate, a. Etym: [NL. ensatus, fr. L. ensis sword.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.

ENSCALE En*scale", v. t.

Defn: To cover with scales.

ENSCHEDULE En*sched"ule, v. t.

Defn: To insert in a schedule. See Schedule. [R.] Shak.

ENSCONCE En*sconce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.]

Defn: To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.

ENSEAL En*seal", v. t.

Defn: To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, to ratify. [Obs.] This deed I do enseal. Piers Plowman.

ENSEAM En*seam", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + seam suture. Cf. Inseam.]

Defn: To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain. Camden.

ENSEAM En*seam", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + seam grease.]

Defn: To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute. [Obs.] In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed. Shak.

ENSEAR En*sear", v. t.

Defn: To sear; to dry up. [Obs.] Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb. Shak.

ENSEARCH En*search", v. i. Etym: [OF. encerchier. See Search.]

Defn: To make search; to try to find something. [Obs.] -- v. t.

Defn: To search for. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

ENSEEL En*seel", v. t.

Defn: To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk. [Obs.]

ENSEINT En*seint", a. (Law)

Defn: With child; pregnant. See Enceinte. [Obs.]

ENSEMBLE En`sem"ble, n. Etym: [F.]

Defn: The whole; all the parts taken together.

ENSEMBLE En`sem"ble, adv. Etym: [F.]

Defn: All at once; together.

ENSHELTER En*shel"ter, v. t.

Defn: To shelter. [Obs.]

ENSHIELD En*shield", v. t.

Defn: To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Archaic] Shak.

ENSHIELD En*shield", a.

Defn: Shielded; enshielded. [Obs.] Shak.

ENSHRINE En*shrine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enshrined; p. pr. & vb. n. Enshrining.]

Defn: To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. We will enshrine it as holy relic. Massinger.

ENSHROUD En*shroud", v. t.

Defn: To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud. Churchill.

ENSIFEROUS En*sif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. ensifer; ensis sword + ferre to bear: cf. F. ensifère.]

Defn: Bearing a sword.

ENSIFORM En"si*form, a. Etym: [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.]

Defn: Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf. Ensiform cartilage, and Ensiform process. (Anat.) See Xiphisternum.

ENSIGN En"sign, n. Etym: [L. enseigne, L. insignia, pl. of insigne a distinctive mark, badge, flag; in + signum mark, sign. See Sign, and cf. Insignia, 3d Ancient.]

1. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like. Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still. Shak.

2. A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice. He will lift an ensign to the nations from far. Is. v. 26.

3. Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol. The ensigns of our power about we bear. Waller.

4. (a) Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment. (b) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Note: In the British army the rank of ensign was abolished in 1871. In the United States army the rank is not recognized; the regimental flags being carried by a sergeant called the color sergeant. Ensign bearer, one who carries a flag; an ensign.

ENSIGN En"sign, v. t.

1. To designate as by an ensign. [Obs.] Henry but joined the roses that ensigned Particular families. B. Jonson.

2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.

ENSIGNCY En"sign*cy, n.; pl. Ensigncies (.

Defn: The rank or office of an ensign.

ENSIGNSHIP En"sign*ship, n.

Defn: The state or rank of an ensign.

ENSILAGE En"si*lage, n. Etym: [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.]

1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as the ensilage of fodder.

2. The fodder preserved in a silo.

ENSILAGE En"si*lage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensilaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensilaging.]

Defn: To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.

ENSILE En*sile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensiling.] [F. ensiler: cf. Sp. ensilar. See Silo.]

Defn: To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage. -- En"si*list (#), n.

ENSKY En*sky", v. t.

Defn: To place in the sky or in heaven. [R.] "A thing enskied and sainted." Shak.

ENSLAVE En*slave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enslaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Enslaving.]

Defn: To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence. The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose. Milton. Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will. Cowper.

ENSLAVEDNESS En*slav"ed*ness, n.

Defn: State of being enslaved.

ENSLAVEMENT En*slave"ment, n.

Defn: The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved; bondage; servitude. A fresh enslavement to their enemies. South.

ENSLAVER En*slav"er, n.

Defn: One who enslaves. Swift.

ENSNARE En*snare", v. t.

Defn: To catch in a snare. See Insnare.

ENSNARL En*snarl", v. t.

Defn: To entangle. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENSOBER En*so"ber, v. t.

Defn: To make sober. [Obs.] Sad accidents to ensober his spirits. Jer. Taylor.

ENSOUL En*soul", v. t.

Defn: To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. [R.] Emerson.

ENSPHERE En*sphere", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf. Insphere.]

1. To place in a sphere; to envelop. His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. Chapman.

2. To form into a sphere.

ENSTAMP En*stamp", v. t.

Defn: To stamp; to mark as It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.

ENSTATE En*state", v. t.

Defn: See Instate.

ENSTATITE En"sta*tite, n. Etym: [Named fr. Gr. (Min.)

Defn: A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.

ENSTATITIC En`sta*tit"ic, a.

Defn: Relating to enstatite.

ENSTORE En*store", v. t. Etym: [See Instaurate.]

Defn: To restore. [Obs.] Wyclif.

ENSTYLE En*style", v. t.

Defn: To style; to name. [Obs.]

ENSUABLE En*su"a*ble, a.

Defn: Ensuing; following.

ENSUE En*sue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing.] Etym: [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi to pursue. See Sue.]

Defn: To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek peace, and ensue it." 1 Pet. iii. 11. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Golding.

ENSUE En*sue", v. i.

Defn: To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one. So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. Pope. Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.

Syn. -- To follow; pursue; succeed. See Follow.

ENSURE En*sure", v. t.

1. To make sure. See Insure.

2. To betroth. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

ENSURER En*sur"er, n.

Defn: See Insurer.

ENSWATHE En*swathe", v. t.

Defn: To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes. Shak.

ENSWATHEMENT En*swathe"ment, n.

Defn: The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed.

ENSWEEP En*sweep", v. t.

Defn: To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. [R.] Thomson.

ENT- Ent-.

Defn: A prefix signifying within. See Ento-.

-ENT -ent. Etym: [F. -ent, L. -ens, -entis.]

Defn: An adjective suffix signifying action or being; as, corrodent, excellent, emergent, continent, quiescent. See -ant.

ENTABLATURE En*tab"la*ture, n. Etym: [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See Table.] (Arch.)

Defn: The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice.

Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. Parker.

ENTABLEMENT En*tab"le*ment, n. Etym: [F. entablement, LL. intabulamentum.]

Defn: See Entablature. [R.] Evelyn.

ENTACKLE En*tac"kle, v. t.

Defn: To supply with tackle. [Obs.] Skelton.

ENTAD En"tad, adv. Etym: [Ent- + L. ad towards.] (Anat.)

Defn: Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; -- opposed to ectad. B. G. Wilder.

ENTAIL En*tail", n. Etym: [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) + tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e., curtailed or limited. See Tail limitation, Tailor.]

1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law) (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue. (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed. A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates. Hume.

2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." Spenser.

ENTAIL En*tail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Entailing.] Etym: [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See Entail, n.]

1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.

2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.

3. To cut or carve in a ornamental way. [Obs.] Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.

ENTAILMENT En*tail"ment, n.

1. The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent.

2. The condition of being entailed.

3. A thing entailed. Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an ever weakening force. R. L. Dugdale.

ENTAL En"tal, a. Etym: [See Ent-.] (Anat.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner; -- opposed to ectal. B. G. Wilder.

ENTAME En*tame", v. t.

Defn: To tame. [Obs.] Shak.

ENTANGLE En*tan"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entangling.]

1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.

2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. "Entangling alliances." Washington. The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. Locke. Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain. Froude.

ENTANGLEMENT En*tan"gle*ment, n.

Defn: State of being entangled; intricate and confused involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.

ENTANGLER En*tan"gler, n.

Defn: One that entangles.

ENTASIA En*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)

Defn: Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.

ENTASIS En"ta*sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.

1. (Arch.)

Defn: A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.

2. (Med.)

Defn: Same as Entasia.

ENTASSMENT En*tass"ment, n. Etym: [F. entassement, fr. entasser to heap up.]

Defn: A heap; accumulation. [R.]

ENTASTIC En*tas"tic, a. Etym: [Formed as if fr. (assumed) Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)

Defn: Relating to any disease characterized by tonic spasms.

ENTELECHY En*tel"e*chy, n. Etym: [L. entelechia, Gr. (Peripatetic Philos.)

Defn: An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence.

ENTELLUS En*tel"lus, n. Etym: [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey (Semnopithecus entellus) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the head. Called also hoonoomaun and hungoor.

ENTEND En*tend", v. i. Etym: [F. entendre, fr. L. intendere. See Intend.]

Defn: To attend to; to apply one's self to. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENTENDER En*ten"der, v. t.

1. To make tender. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

2. To treat with tenderness. [R.] Young.

ENTENTIVE En*ten"tive, a. Etym: [OF. ententif.]

Defn: Attentive; zealous. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENTER- En"ter-. Etym: [F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See Inter-]

Defn: A prefix signifying between, among, part.

ENTER En"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n. Entering.] Etym: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. That darksome cave they enter. Spenser. I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent. Milton.

2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army.

3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc.

4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation.

5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.

6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse.

7. (Law) (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. Burrill.

8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See Entry,

4.

9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf preëmption. [U.S.] Abbott.

10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act of Congress."

11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] Shak.

ENTER En"ter, v. i.

1. To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps. "The year entering." Evelyn. No evil thing approach nor enter in. Milton. Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter. Is. lix. 14. For we which have believed do enter into rest. Heb. iv. 3.

2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; -- usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of pewter.

3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with into. He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action. Addison.

ENTERADENOGRAPHY En`ter*ad`e*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]

Defn: A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands.

ENTERADENOLOGY En`ter*ad`e*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Defn: The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal.

ENTERALGIA En`ter*al"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. entéralgie.] (Med.)

Defn: Pain in the intestines; colic.

ENTERDEAL En"ter*deal`, n. Etym: [Enter- + deal.]

Defn: Mutual dealings; intercourse. [Obs.] The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser.

ENTERER En"ter*er, n.

Defn: One who makes an entrance or beginning. A. Seward.

ENTERIC En*ter"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Enteritis.] (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal. Enteric fever (Med.), typhoid fever.

ENTERING EDGE; ENTRANT EDGE En"ter*ing edge or En"trant edge.

Defn: = Advancing edge.

ENTERITIS En`te*ri"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -itis.] (Med.)

Defn: An inflammation of the intestines. Hoblyn.

ENTERLACE En`ter*lace", v. t.

Defn: See Interlace.

ENTERMETE En`ter*mete", v. i. Etym: [F. s'entremettre; entre between + mettre to place.]

Defn: To interfere; to intermeddle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

ENTERMEWER En"ter*mew`er, n. Etym: [Enter- + mew to molt.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year.

ENTERMISE En`ter*mise", n. Etym: [F. entremise, fr. s'entremettre. See Entermete.]

Defn: Mediation. [Obs.]

ENTEROCELE En"ter*o*cele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.

ENTEROCOELE En"ter*o*coele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Defn: A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a schizocoele, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast of the embryo.

ENTEROGRAPHY En`ter*og"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.] (Anat.)

Defn: A treatise upon, or description of, the intestines; enterology.

ENTEROLITH En"ter*o*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Med.)

Defn: An intestinal concretion.

ENTEROLOGY En`ter*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. entérologie.]

Defn: The science which treats of the viscera of the body.

ENTERON En"te*ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Defn: The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal.

ENTEROPATHY En`ter*op"a*thy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: Disease of the intestines.

ENTEROPNEUSTA En`te*rop*neus"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

ENTERORRHAPHY En`ter*or"rha*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal.

ENTEROTOME En"ter*o*tome, n. Etym: [F. entérotome. See Enterotomy.] (Med.)

Defn: A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as in post-mortem examinations.

ENTEROTOMY En`ter*ot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain cases of hernia.

ENTERPARLANCE En`ter*par"lance, n.

Defn: Mutual talk or conversation; conference. [Obs.] Sir J. Hayward.

ENTERPLEAD En`ter*plead", v. i.

Defn: Same as Interplead.

ENTERPRISE En"ter*prise, n. Etym: [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]

1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12.

2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.

ENTERPRISE En"ter*prise, v. t.

1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [R.] The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway.

2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser.

ENTERPRISE En"ter*prise, v. i.

Defn: To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] Pope.

ENTERPRISER En"ter*pri`ser, n.

Defn: One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.

ENTERPRISING En"ter*pri`sing, a.

Defn: Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm. -- En"ter*pri`sing*ly, adv.

ENTERTAIN En`ter*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained; p. pr. & vb. n. Entertaining.] Etym: [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Tenable.]

1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. Shak.

2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained unawares. Heb. xiii. 2.

3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc. The weary time she can not entertain. Shak.

4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal. I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke. De Quincey. A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensible people. Hawthorne.

5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] Shak.

6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.

7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.] To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus. Jer. Taylor.

Syn. -- To amuse; divert; maintain. See Amuse.

ENTERTAIN En`ter*tain", v. i.

Defn: To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.

ENTERTAIN En`ter*tain", n. Etym: [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.]

Defn: Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser.

ENTERTAINER En`ter*tain"er, n.

Defn: One who entertains.

ENTERTAINING En`ter*tain"ing, a.

Defn: Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ly, adv. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ness, n.

ENTERTAINMENT En`ter*tain"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. entretenement.]

1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. The entertainment of Christ by faith. Baxter. The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel. Bp. Sprat.

2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement. Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement. Prescott.

3. Admission into service; service. Some band of strangers in the adversary's entertainment. Shak.

4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.] The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. Sir J. Davies.

Syn. -- Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast; banquet; repast; carousal.

ENTERTAKE En`ter*take", v. t.

Defn: To entertain. [Obs.]

ENTERTISSUED En`ter*tis"sued, a.

Defn: Same as Intertissued.

ENTHEAL; ENTHEAN En"the*al, En"the*an, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Divinely inspired; wrought up to enthusiasm. [Obs.]

ENTHEASM En"the*asm, n.

Defn: Inspiration; enthusiasm. [R.] "Religious entheasm." Byron.

ENTHEASTIC En`the*as"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Entheal.]

Defn: Of godlike energy; inspired. -- En`the*as"tic*al*ly, adv.

ENTHEAT En"the*at, a. Etym: [Cf. L. entheatus, fr. Gr.

Defn: Divinely inspired. [Obs.] Drummond.

ENTHELMINTHA; ENTHELMINTHES En`thel*min"tha, En`thel*min"thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.

ENTHETIC En*the"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: Caused by a morbifie virus implanted in the system; as, an enthetic disease like syphilis.

ENTHRALL En*thrall", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf. Inthrall.] [Written also enthral.]

Defn: To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall. The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron.

ENTHRALLMENT En*thrall"ment, n.

Defn: The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. See Inthrallment.

ENTHRILL En*thrill", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + thrill.]

Defn: To pierce; to thrill. [Obs.] Sackville.

ENTHRONE En*throne", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.]

1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.

ENTHRONEMENT En*throne"ment, n.

Defn: The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. [Recent]

ENTHRONIZATION En*thron`i*za"tion, n.

Defn: The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral.

ENTHRONIZE En*thron"ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enthronized; p. pr. & vb. n. Enthronizing.] Etym: [See Inthronize.]

Defn: To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a bishop. There openly enthronized as the very elected king. Knolles.

ENTHUSE En*thuse", v. t. & i.

Defn: To make or become enthusiastic. [Slang]

ENTHUSIASM En*thu"si*asm, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiasme. See Entheal, Theism.]

1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse. Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination. Locke.

2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm. Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine. Froude. Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness. Bancroft.

3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Emerson.

4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal. Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm. Prescott.

ENTHUSIAST En*thu"si*ast, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiaste.]

Defn: One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. Enthusiasts soon understand each other. W. Irving.

Syn. -- Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.

ENTHUSIASTIC; ENTHUSIASTICAL En*thu`si*as"tic, En*thu`si*as"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures." Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv. A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character. W. Irving.

ENTHUSIASTIC En*thu`si*as"tic, n.

Defn: An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.]

ENTHYMEMATIC; ENTHYMEMATICAL En`thy*me*mat"ic, En`thy*me*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: Pertaining to, or of the form of, an enthymeme.

ENTHYMEME En"thy*meme, n. Etym: [Gr. (Logic)

Defn: An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.

ENTICE En*tice", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Enticing.] Etym: [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier, entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin, cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand, or MHG. zicken to push.]

Defn: To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen. Roses blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull. Beau. & Fl. My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Prov. i. 10. Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to be forgiven. Keble.

Syn. -- To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle; incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.

ENTICEABLE En*tice"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being enticed.

ENTICEMENT En*tice"ment, n. Etym: [OF. enticement.]

1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

Syn. -- Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction; inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.

ENTICER En*ti"cer, n.

Defn: One who entices; one who incites or allures to evil. Burton.

ENTICING En*ti"cing, a.

Defn: That entices; alluring.

ENTICINGLY En*ti"cing*ly, adv.

Defn: In an enticing manner; charmingly. "She . . . sings most enticingly." Addison.

ENTIERTY En*tier"ty, n.

Defn: See Entirety. [Obs.]

ENTIRE En*tire", a. Etym: [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of tangere to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Integer.]

1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance. That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James i. 4. With strength entire and free will armed. Milton. One entire and perfect chrysolite. Shak.

2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful. Pure fear and entire cowardice. Shak. No man had ever a heart more entire to the king. Clarendon.

3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.

4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.

5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] Spenser.

Syn. -- See Whole, and Radical.

ENTIRE En*tire", n.

1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." Thackeray.

2. (Brewing)

Defn: A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] "Foker's Entire." Thackeray.

ENTIRELY En*tire"ly, adv.

1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost. Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. Raleigh.

2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely. To highest God entirely pray. Spenser.

ENTIRENESS En*tire"ness, n.

1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge. This same entireness or completeness. Trench.

2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.] Entireness in preaching the gospel. Udall.

3. Oneness; unity; -- applied to a condition of intimacy or close association. [Obs.] True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness. Bp. Hall.

ENTIRETY En*tire"ty, n.; pl. Entireness. Etym: [OF. entiereté. Cf. Integrity.]

1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. Blackstone.

2. That which is entire; the whole. Bacon.

ENTIRE-WHEAT En*tire"-wheat", a.

Defn: Designating, made of, or relating to, flour including a considerable part of the bran.

ENTITATIVE En"ti*ta*tive, a. Etym: [See Entity.]

Defn: Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances. Ellis. -- En"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv.

ENTITLE En*ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling.] Etym: [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.]

1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable." That which . . . we entitle patience. Shak.

2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.

3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.] The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. Milton.

Syn. -- To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.

ENTITULE En*tit"ule, v. t. Etym: [See Entitle.]

Defn: To entitle. B. Jonson.

ENTITY En"ti*ty, n.; pl. Entities. Etym: [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entité. See Essence, Is.]

Defn: A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp. Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.

ENTO- En"to-. Etym: [Gr. In.]

Defn: A combining form signifying within; as, entoblast.

ENTOBLAST En"to*blast, n. Etym: [Ento- + -blast.] (Biol.)

Defn: The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus.

ENTOBRONCHIUM En`to*bron"chi*um, n.; pl. Entobronchia. Etym: [See Ento-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.)

Defn: One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.

ENTOCUNEIFORM; ENTOCUNIFORM En`to*cu*ne"i*form, En`to*cu"ni*form, n. Etym: [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)

Defn: One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.

ENTODERM En"to*derm, n. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Biol.)

Defn: See Endoderm, and Illust. of Blastoderm.

ENTODERMAL; ENTODERMIC En`to*der"mal, En`to*der"mic, a. (Biol.)

Defn: Relating to the entoderm.

ENTOGASTRIC En`to*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.

ENTOGENOUS En*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Ento- + -genous.] (Biol.)

Defn: See Endogenous.