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What words use prefix en?

The prefix "en-" has several meanings, and its use can change the meaning of a word. Here are some examples of words using "en-" with their meanings:

Meaning: "To make, cause to become"

* enchant: to fill with magic, to charm

* encourage: to inspire with confidence

* enrich: to make richer, to improve

* enlarge: to make larger

* enable: to make possible

* endanger: to put at risk

* enfeeble: to make weak

* enfold: to wrap around

* engulf: to swallow up

* enhance: to improve

* enliven: to make lively or cheerful

* enrage: to make angry

* enslave: to make a slave of

* entail: to involve as a necessary consequence

Meaning: "Into, in, on"

* enclose: to put within a boundary

* encase: to cover or enclose

* embed: to fix firmly into something

* encode: to convert information into a code

* encompass: to include

* encounter: to meet

* entrap: to catch in a trap

Meaning: "To put in, to cover, to dress"

* encase: to enclose in a case

* enrobe: to dress in a robe

* ensheath: to cover with a sheath

Meaning: "Completely, fully"

* entire: whole, complete

* enthral: to hold spellbound

Other

* enemy: someone who is hostile

* enigma: something mysterious or puzzling

* enjoin: to command, to order

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good idea of the variety of ways the prefix "en-" can be used. Remember that the meaning of the prefix can also be influenced by the word it is attached to.

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