Definition of En-
1. Prefix. in, into, on, onto ¹
2. Prefix. covered ¹
3. Prefix. caused ¹
4. Prefix. as an intensifier ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of En-
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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 employ, embody, emmew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in enchasten.
2. A prefix from Gr. In, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-.
(29 Oct 1998)
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