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en-
1- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” ( enshrine; enthrone; entomb ); “to cause to be in” ( enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear ); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” ( enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine ). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive ( enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface ).
-en
2- a suffix formerly used to form transitive and intransitive verbs from adjectives ( fasten; harden; sweeten ), or from nouns ( heighten; lengthen; strengthen ).
en-
3- a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek:
energy; enthusiasm.
-en
4- a suffix used to form adjectives of source or material from nouns:
ashen; golden; oaken.
-en
5- a suffix used to mark the past participle in many strong and some weak verbs:
taken; proven.
-en
6- a suffix used in forming the plural of some nouns:
brethren; children; oxen.
-en
7- a diminutive suffix:
kitten; maiden.
en
8[ en ]
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9abbreviation for
EN
1abbreviation for
- enrolled nurse
- English Nature
en
2/ ɛ /
noun
- printing a unit of measurement, half the width of an em Also callednut See also ennage
-en
3suffix forming verbs
- cause to be; become; cause to have
heighten
blacken
en-
4prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
- from nouns
- put in or on
enthrone
entomb
- go on or into
enplane
- surround or cover with
enmesh
- furnish with
empower
- from adjectives and nouns cause to be in a certain condition
enable
enrich
enslave
encourage
en-
5prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
- in; into; inside
endemic
-en
6suffix forming adjectives
- of; made of; resembling
wooden
ashen
earthen
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Example Sentences
Aboard Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on Thursday, Trump praised Ms Loomer and confirmed he had met with her, calling her a "great patriot" and a "very strong person".
The convoy was en route to Mandalay, the hard-hit city near the epicentre of the magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck last Friday.
But the show’s zany side has more in common with one of Shakespeare’s early rollicking comedies — “The Taming of the Shrew” en route to becoming “Kiss Me, Kate,” perhaps.
In 2000, the Chris Pérez Band won a Grammy for Latin rock/alternative performance, beating out rock en español heavyweights Café Tacvba, Enanitos Verdes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Jaguares.
Scheffler demonstrated his finest golf of the year in Houston last week, where the world number one fired a second-round 62 en route to finishing second to Min Woo Lee at 19 under par.
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