enam|el|ling / I næ məl I ŋ/ in AM, use enameling N‑UNCOUNT Enamelling is the decoration of something such as jewellery with enamel.
en|am|oured / I næ mə r d/ in AM, use enamored ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are enamoured of something, you like or admire it a lot. If you are not enamoured of something, you dislike or disapprove of it. [LITERARY ] □ [+ of/with ] I became totally enamored of the wildflowers there. □ [+ of/with ] My friend, like me, is not enamoured of the culture of wearing pink sashes emblazoned with 'hen party'.
en bloc /ɒ n blɒ k/ ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] If a group of people do something en bloc , they do it all together and at the same time. If a group of people or things are considered en bloc , they are considered as a group, rather than separately. □ The selectors should resign en bloc. □ Now the governors en bloc are demanding far more consultation.
en|camped / I nkæ mpt/ ADJ If people, especially soldiers, are encamped somewhere, they have set up camp there. □ He made his way back to the farmyard where his regiment was encamped.
en|camp|ment / I nkæ mpmənt/ (encampments ) N‑COUNT An encampment is a group of tents or other shelters in a particular place, especially when they are used by soldiers, refugees, or gypsies. □ …a large military encampment.
en|cap|su|late / I nkæ psjʊle I t/ (encapsulates , encapsulating , encapsulated ) VERB To encapsulate particular facts or ideas means to represent all their most important aspects in a very small space or in a single object or event. □ [V n] A Wall Street Journal editorial encapsulated the views of many conservatives. □ [be V -ed + in ] His ideas were encapsulated in a book called 'Democratic Ideals and Reality'. [Also V n + in ] ● en|cap|su|la|tion / I nkæ psjʊle I ʃ ə n/ (encapsulations ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] □ [+ of ] …a witty encapsulation of modern America.
en|case / I nke I s/ (encases , encasing , encased ) VERB If a person or an object is encased in something, they are completely covered or surrounded by it. □ [be V -ed + in ] When nuclear fuel is manufactured it is encased in metal cans. □ [V n] These weapons also had a heavy brass guard which encased almost the whole hand. □ [V n + in/with ] The plan was to encase a small amount of a radioactive substance in a protective steel container.
SUFFIX -ence
forms nouns that refer to a particular action, state, or quality. For example, dependence is the state of being dependent.
en|chant / I ntʃɑː nt, -tʃæ nt/ (enchants , enchanting , enchanted )
1 VERB If you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight or pleasure. □ [be V -ed] Dena was enchanted by the house. □ [V n] She enchanted you as she has so many others. ● en|chant|ed ADJ □ [+ with ] Don't expect young children to be as enchanted with the scenery as you are.
2 VERB In fairy stories and legends, to enchant someone or something means to put a magic spell on them. □ [V n] King Arthur hid his treasures here and Merlin enchanted the cave so that nobody should ever find them. □ [V -ed] …Celtic stories of cauldrons and enchanted vessels.
en|chant|ing / I ntʃɑː nt I ŋ, -tʃæ nt-/ ADJ If you describe someone or something as enchanting , you mean that they are very attractive or charming. □ She's an absolutely enchanting child. □ The overall effect is enchanting.
en|chant|ment / I ntʃɑː ntmənt, -tʃæ nt-/ (enchantments )
1 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that something has enchantment , you mean that it makes you feel great delight or pleasure. Your enchantment with something is the fact of your feeling great delight and pleasure because of it. □ The wilderness campsite had its own peculiar enchantment. □ [+ with ] Percy's enchantment with orchids dates back to 1951.
2 N‑COUNT In fairy stories and legends, an enchantment is a magic spell.
en|chant|ress / I ntʃɑː ntr I s, -tʃæ nt-/ (enchantresses ) N‑COUNT In fairy stories and legends, an enchantress is a woman who uses magic to put spells on people and things.
en|chi|la|da /entʃ I læ də/ (enchiladas ) N‑COUNT An enchilada consists of a flat piece of bread called a tortilla wrapped round a filling of meat or vegetables and served hot, usually with a sauce.
en|cir|cle / I nsɜː r k ə l/ (encircles , encircling , encircled ) VERB To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them. □ [V n] A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
en|clave /e ŋkle I v/ (enclaves ) N‑COUNT An enclave is an area within a country or a city where people live who have a different nationality or culture from the people living in the surrounding country or city. □ Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
en|close / I nkloʊ z/ (encloses , enclosing , enclosed )
1 VERB If a place or object is enclosed by something, the place or object is inside that thing or completely surrounded by it. □ [be V -ed + in ] The rules state that samples must be enclosed in two watertight containers. □ [V n + in ] Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag. □ [V -ed] …the enclosed waters of the Baltic. [Also V n]
2 VERB If you enclose something with a letter, you put it in the same envelope as the letter. □ [V n] I have enclosed a cheque for £10. □ [V -ed] The enclosed leaflet shows how Service Care can ease all your worries.