en-

I. prefix also em- Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin in-, im-, from in 1. put into or onto <

enthrone

> ; cover with <

enshroud

> ; go into or onto <

enplane

> — in verbs formed from nouns 2. cause to be <

enslave

> — in verbs formed from adjectives or nouns 3. provide with <

empower

> — in verbs formed from nouns 4. so as to cover <

enwrap

> ; thoroughly <

entangle

> — in verbs formed from verbs; in all senses usually em- before b, m, or p II. prefix also em- Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from en in — more at in in ; within <

enzootic

> — usually em- before b, m, or p <

empathy

>