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{ Enharmonic (ĕnhȧrmŏnĭk), Enharmonical (ĕnhȧrmŏnĭk�l), } a. [Gr. 'enarmonikos, 'enarmonios fitting, accordant; 'en in + armonia harmony: cf. F. enharmonique.]

1. (Anc. Mus.) Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate.
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2. (Mus.) (a) Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as the substitution of A♭ for G♯. (b) Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.
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Enharmonically (?), adv. In the enharmonic style or system; in just intonation.
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Enhearten (?), v. t. To give heart to; to fill with courage; to embolden.
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The enemy exults and is enheartened. I. Taylor.
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Enhedge (?), v. t. To surround as with a hedge. [R.] Vicars.
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Enhort (?), v. t. [OF. enhorter, enorter, L. inhortari. Cf. .] To encourage. [Obs.] “To enhort the people.” Chaucer.
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Enhunger (?), v. t. To make hungry.
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Those animal passions which vice had . . . enhungered to feed on innocence and life. J. Martineau.
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Enhydros (?), n. [NL. See .] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony containing water.
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Enhydrous (?), a. [Gr. �; � in + � water.] Having water within; containing fluid drops; -- said of certain crystals.
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enigma (�nĭgmȧ), n.; pl. enigmas (�nĭgmȧz). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'inigma, fr. a'inissesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.] 1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
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A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals. Pope.
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2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.

{ Enigmatic (?; 277), Enigmatical (?), } a. [Cf. F. énigmatique.] Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer; I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning has been disputed for centuries.
Syn. -- dark, obscure, puzzling.
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Enigmatically, adv. Darkly; obscurely.
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Enigmatist (?), n. [Gr. �.] One who makes, or talks in, enigmas. Addison.
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Enigmatize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Enigmatized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enigmatizing (?).] To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.

{ Enigmatography (?), Enigmatology (?), } n. [Gr. �, �, an enigma + -graphy, -logy.] The art of making or of solving enigmas.
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Enisled (?), p. a. Placed alone or apart, as if on an island; severed, as an island. [R.] “In the sea of life enisled.” M. Arnold.
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Enjail (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enjailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enjailing.] [Pref. en- + jail. Cf. .] To put into jail; to imprison. [R.] Donne.
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Enjoin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enjoined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enjoining.] [F. enjoindre, L. injungere to join into, charge, enjoin; in + jungere to join. See , and cf. .] 1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
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High matter thou enjoin'st me. Milton.
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I am enjoined by oath to observe three things. Shak.
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2. (Law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
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This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from disturbing the plaintiffs. Kent.
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☞ Enjoin has the force of pressing admonition with authority; as, a parent enjoins on his children the duty of obedience. But it has also the sense of command; as, the duties enjoined by God in the moral law. “This word is more authoritative than direct, and less imperious than command.” Johnson.
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Enjoin, v. t. To join or unite. [Obs.] Hooker.
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Enjoiner (?), n. One who enjoins.
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Enjoinment (?), n. Direction; command; authoritative admonition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Enjoy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enjoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enjoying.] [OF. enjoier to receive with joy; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. & F. joie joy: cf. OF. enjoir to enjoy. See .] 1. To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainties of a feast; to enjoy conversation.
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2. To have, possess, and use with satisfaction; to occupy or have the benefit of, as a good or profitable thing, or as something desirable; as, to enjoy a free constitution and religious liberty.
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That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. Num. xxxvi. 8.
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To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Heb. xi. 25.
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3. To have sexual intercourse with. Milton.
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Coloq. To enjoy one's self , to feel pleasure; to be happy.
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Enjoy, v. i. To take satisfaction; to live in happiness. [R.] Milton.
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Enjoyable (?), a. Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment. Milton.
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Enjoyer (?), n. One who enjoys.
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Enjoyment (?), n. 1. The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an estate.
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2. That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.
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The hope of everlasting enjoyments. Glanvill.

Syn. -- Pleasure; satisfaction; gratification; fruition; happiness; felicity; delight.
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Enkennel (?), v. t. To put into a kennel.
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Enkerchiefed (?), a. Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton.
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That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold.
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Enkidu prop. n. the Sumerian legendary friend of Gilgamish.
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Enkindle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enkindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enkindling (?).] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. Shak.
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2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
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To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. Talfourd.
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enkindled adj. set on fire.
Syn. -- ignited, kindled, lit.
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Enlace (?), v. t. To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.
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Ropes of pearl her neck and breast enlace. P. Fletcher.
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Enlacement (?), n. The act of enlacing, or state of being enlaced; a surrounding as with a lace.
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Enlard (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + lard: cf. OF. enlarder to put on the spit, Pr. & Sp. enlardar to rub with grease, baste.] To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten. Shak.
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Enlarge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enlarging (?).] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F. large wide. See .] 1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
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To enlarge their possessions of land. Locke.
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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.
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O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. 2 Cor. vi. 11.
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3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
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It will enlarge us from all restraints. Barrow.
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Coloq. Enlarging hammer , a hammer with a slightly rounded face of large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. Knight. -- Coloq. To enlarge an order or Coloq. To enlarge a rule (Law), to extend the time for complying with it. Abbott. -- Coloq. To enlarge one's self , to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. “They enlarged themselves on this subject.” Clarendon. -- Coloq. To enlarge the heart , to make free, liberal, and charitable.

Syn. -- To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment; magnify. See .
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Enlarge, 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.
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2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate.
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To enlarge upon this theme. M. Arnold.
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3. (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.
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Enlarged (?), a. Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- Enlargedly (#), adv. -- Enlargedness, n.
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Enlargement (?), n. 1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.
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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.
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3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.
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Give enlargement to the swain. Shak.
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4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument.
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An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that were got into the army. Clarendon.
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Enlarger (?), n. 1. One who or that which enlarges.
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2. (Photography) an optical device for making copies of photographs larger than the original, having a head for holding the original, a source of illumination to project the image, and a bed for holding the sensitized photographic paper which will received the larger image.
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Enlay (?), v. t. See .
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Enlengthen (?), v. t. To lengthen. [Obs.]
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Enleven (?), n. Eleven. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Enlight (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + light. Cf. .] To illumine; to enlighten. [R.]
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Which from the first has shone on ages past,
Enlights the present, and shall warm the last. Pope.
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Enlighten (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS. inlīhtan. Cf. .] 1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
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His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4.
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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.
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The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God. Trench.
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Enlightener (?), n. One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
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enlightening adj. 1. enlightening so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.
Syn. -- edifying.
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2. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; as, an enlightening glimpse of government in action.
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Enlightenment (?), n. 1. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
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2. same as .
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En-lil prop. n. the Sumerian god of the air, and king of the Sumerian gods.
Syn. -- Enlil.
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Enlimn (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + limn. Cf. , .] To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript. [R.] Palsgrave.
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Enlink (?), v. t. To chain together; to connect, as by links. Shak.
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Enlist (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlisting.] 1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
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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.
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Enlist, 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.
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2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
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enlisted adj. prenom. (Mil.) designating to those members of the armed forces not commissioned as an officer; as, an enlisted man.
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enlistee n. 1. any new member of an organization or supporter of a cause.
Syn. -- recruit.
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2. an enlisted man or woman in the armed forces.
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3. a person who enlisted voluntarily in the armed forces; -- contrasted with draftee.
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enlisting n. the act of getting recruits; convincing people to join the army, take a job, support a cause etc.
Syn. -- recruitment.
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Enlistment (?), n. 1. The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted; voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.
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2. The writing by which an enlisted man is bound.
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Enlive (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + live, a.] To enliven. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Enliven (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlivened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enlivening (?).] [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.
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Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move. Cowley.
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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.
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Enlivener (?), n. One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.
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Enlock (?), v. t. To lock; to inclose.
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Enlumine (?), v. t. [F. enluminer; pref. en- (L. in) + L. luminare to light up, illumine. See , and cf. .] To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Enlute (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + L. lutum mud, clay.] To coat with clay; to lute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Enmanché (?), a. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + manche sleeve.] (Her.) 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.
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Enmarble (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + marble.] To make hard as marble; to harden. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Enmesh (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + mesh. Cf. .] To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. Shak.
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My doubts enmesh me if I try. Lowell.
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Enmew (?), v. t. See .
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Enmist (?), v. t. To infold, as in a mist.
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Enmity (?), n.; pl. Enmities (#). [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy: cf. F. inimitié, OF. enemistié. See , and cf. .] 1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
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No ground of enmity between us known. Milton.
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2. A state of opposition; hostility.
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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 , .
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Enmossed (?; 115), a. [Pref. en- + moss.] Covered with moss; mossed. Keats.
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Enmove (?), v. t. See . [Obs.]
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Enmuffle (?), v. t. To muffle up.
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Enmure (?), v. t. To immure. [Obs.]
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Ennation (?), n. [Gr. 'ennea nine.] (Zoöl.) The ninth segment in insects.
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Ennead (?), n. [Gr. �, �, fr. 'ennea nine.] The number nine or a group of nine.
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Coloq. 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.
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Enneagon (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'ennea nine + gwnia corner, angle: cf. ennéagone.] (Geom.) A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a nonagon.
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Enneagonal (?), a. (Geom.) Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.
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Enneagynous (?), a. [Gr. 'ennea nine + � woman, female.] (Bot.) Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant.
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Enneahedral (?), a. [Gr. 'ennea nine + � side.] (Geom.) Having nine sides.

{ Enneahedria (?), Enneahedron (?), } n. (Geom.) A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.
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Enneandria (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ennea nine + 'anhr, 'andros, man, male: cf. F. ennéandrie.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having nine stamens.

{ Enneandrian (?), Enneandrous (?), } a. (Bot.) Having nine stamens.
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Enneapetalous (?), a. [Gr. 'ennea nine + E. petalous: cf. F. ennéapétale.] (Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower leaves.
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Enneaspermous (?), a. [Gr. 'ennea + sperma seed.] (Bot.) Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits.

{ Enneatic (?), Enneatical (?), } a. [Gr. 'ennea nine.] Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every ninth.
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Coloq. Enneatical day , every ninth day of a disease. -- Coloq. Enneatical year , every ninth year of a man's life.
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Ennew (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + new. Cf. .] To make new. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Enniche (?), v. t. To place in a niche. Sterne.
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Ennoble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ennobled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ennobling (?).] [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.
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What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope.
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2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.

Syn. -- To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.
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Ennoblement, n. 1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility. Bacon.
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2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
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Ennobler (?), n. One who ennobles.
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Ennui (?), n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See .] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray.
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Ennuyé (?), a. [F., p. p. of ennuyer. See .] Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.
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Ennuyé, n. [F.] One who is affected with ennui.
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Ennuyée (?), n. [F.] A woman affected with ennui. Mrs. Jameson.
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Enodal (?), a. (Bot.) Without a node. Gray.
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