En- ::
En- () A
prefix signifying in or into, used in many
English words, chiefly those
borrowed from the
French. Some
English words are
written indifferently with en-or in-. For ease of
pronunciation it is
commonly changed to
em-before p, b, and m, as in
employ, embody, emmew. It is
sometimes used to give a
causal force, as in
enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or
feeble; and
sometimes merely gives an
intensive force, as in
enchasten. See In-..