Variant: also em-
Pronunciation: in also en; sometimes only in is shown when en is infrequent
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin in-, im-, from in
1 : put into or onto < en throne> : cover with < en shroud> : go into or onto < en plane> ― in verbs formed from nouns
2 : cause to be < en slave> ― in verbs formed from adjectives or nouns
3 : provide with < em power> ― in verbs formed from nouns
4 : so as to cover < en wrap> : thoroughly < en tangle> ― in verbs formed from verbs ― in all senses usually em- before b, m, or p