EN-


Meaning of EN- in English

en- /ɪn, en/ BrE AmE prefix [in verbs]

[ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin in- , from in 'in' ]

1 . to make someone or something be in a particular state or have a particular quality:

enlarge (=make something bigger)

endanger (=put someone in danger)

2 . to go completely around something, or include all of it:

encircle (=surround everything)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.