en-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
en-1 (also em-)
▶prefix
- 1 (added to nouns) forming verbs meaning ‘put into or on’: engulf.
- 2 (added to nouns and adjectives) forming verbs (often with the suffix -en) meaning ‘bring into the condition of’: enliven.
- 3 (added to verbs) in; into; on: ensnare.
■ as an intensifier: entangle.
– origin from Fr., from L. in-.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
en-2 (also em-)
▶prefix within; inside: enthusiasm.
– origin from Gk.
'en-' also found in these Oxford entries:
across
- agog
- aspen
- clenbuterol
- clitic
- cocotte
- de haut en bas
- e'en
- em-
- embonpoint
- empyrean
- en
- -en
- -en
- -en
- -en
- -en
- -en
- enable
- enact
- enamel
- enamour
- enanthema
- en bloc
- en brosse
- encapsulate
- encephalic
- encephalon
- enchiridion
- en clair
- encopresis
- encourage
- encroach
- en croute
- encrypt
- encumber
- endow
- energy
- en famille
- enfeoff
- en fête
- enfranchise
- engorge
- engrailed
- engram
- engrave
- engross
- enharmonic
