En-

Definition of En-

	1.	A prefix signifying in or into, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with en-or in-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em-before p, b, and m, as in em ploy, em body, em mew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in en able, en feeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in en chasten. See In-.
	2.	A prefix from Gr. in, meaning in; as, en cephalon, en tomology. See In-.

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