en-

en-

en-¹ [en, in]

[ME < OFr < L in- < in, IN¹] prefix forming verbs

1.

a) to put or get into or on [enthrone, enplane]

b) to cover or wrap with [enrobe]: added to nouns

2. to make, make into or like, cause to be: added to nouns and adjectives [endanger, enthrall]

3. in or into: added to verbs [encase]

4. used as an intensifier [encourage]: Often becomes em- before b, m, or p Many words beginning with en- are also spelled with in- [enquire, inquire]

en-² [en, in]

[Gr en- < en, IN¹] prefix

in: used chiefly in Greek derivatives [endemic]