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Definition of en- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

en-

prefix

/ɪn/

/ɪn/

Before ‘b’, ‘m’, or ‘p’, the form is em- /ɪm/. in verbs

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to put into the thing or condition mentioned
- encase
- endanger
- empower
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to cause to be
- enlarge
- embolden
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- under-
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Word Originfrom French, from Latin in-. See also in-, a commonly found by-form.

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