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en-1 pref. repr. (O)F. en-, the form assumed by the L. prefix IN-1; before b and p and occas. before m it takes the form EM-1, but this was not established in Eng. sp. before XVII, enb-, enp- being more frequent than emb-, emp- in ME., as in OF. From an early date IN-1, IM-1 have been substituted for en-, em-, and vice versa, the former being gen. preferred in XVII; in some words (e.g. em-, imbed, en-, inclose) both are still current; in others (e.g. impair, inquest) im-, in- have replaced em-, en-, where these are historically appropriate; in ensure and insure the variants have been allocated to different meanings. As a living formative (from XIV) en- has been used in senses mainly identical with those of L. IN-1: viz. put in, into, or on (something), as encase, enthrone; bring or come into a certain state, as enable, endear; with emphatic or neutral force, as enlighten, enliven.
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T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-en1.html T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-en1.html |
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en-2 repr. Gr. en-, the prep. en IN used as prefix, as in endemic, energy; before b, m, p, ph it takes the form EM-2; before l it becomes el- (as in ellipse).
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T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-en2.html T. F. HOAD. "en-." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-en2.html |
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en- The French en, meaning ‘in’, used as a prefix meaning ‘in’, ‘into’, or ‘inside’.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-en.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-en.html |
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en- From the French en meaning ‘in’, a prefix meaning ‘in’, ‘into’, or ‘inside’.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-en.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "en-." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-en.html |
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en- (em-) prefix denoting in; inside.
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"en-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "en-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-en.html "en-." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-en.html |
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