en-

Morpheme

en-

Type

prefix

Denotation

near, at, in, into on, within; verb prefix

Etymology

French and Old French en-; Latin in-; also from Ancient Greek en

Evidence

anencephalic, disenfranchise, enable, enact, encircle, enclose, enclosure, encompass, encourage, encrypt, enforce, engrave, enrage, enrich, enshrine, ensure, entomb

See Also

em-, In

Homographs

-en, -en, -en, -en, -en, -en