7 sure enough → see sure
en|quire / I nkwa I ə r / → see inquire
en|quir|er / I nkwa I ə rə r / → see inquirer
en|quiry / I nkwa I ə ri/ → see inquiry
en|rage / I nre I dʒ/ (enrages , enraging , enraged ) VERB If you are enraged by something, it makes you extremely angry. □ [be V -ed + by ] He was enraged by news of plans to demolish the pub. □ [V n] He enraged the government by renouncing the agreement. ● en|raged ADJ □ [+ at ] I began getting more and more enraged at my father.
en|rap|ture / I nræ ptʃə r / (enraptures , enrapturing , enraptured ) VERB If something or someone enraptures you, you think they are wonderful or fascinating. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] The place at once enraptured me. □ [V -ed] The 20,000-strong audience listened, enraptured. □ [V -ed] …an enraptured audience.
en|rich / I nr I tʃ/ (enriches , enriching , enriched )
1 VERB To enrich something means to improve its quality, usually by adding something to it. □ [V n] It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting. ● -enriched COMB □ …nutrient-enriched water.
2 VERB To enrich someone means to increase the amount of money that they have. □ [V n] He will drain, rather than enrich, the country.
en|rich|ment / I nr I tʃmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Enrichment is the act of enriching someone or something or the state of being enriched. □ [+ of ] …the enrichment of society.
en|rol / I nroʊ l/ (enrols , enrolling , enrolled ) in AM, use enroll VERB If you enrol or are enrolled at an institution or on a course, you officially join it and pay a fee for it. □ [be V -ed prep] Cherny was enrolled at the University in 1945. □ [V prep] She enrolled on a local Women Into Management course. □ [V n prep] I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school. [Also V ]
en|rol|ment / I nroʊ lmənt/ in AM, use enrollment N‑UNCOUNT Enrolment is the act of enrolling at an institution or on a course. □ A fee is charged for each year of study and is payable at enrolment.
en route /ɒ n ruː t/ → see route
en|sconced / I nskɒ nst/ ADJ If you are ensconced somewhere, you are settled there firmly or comfortably and have no intention of moving or leaving. □ Brian was ensconced behind the bar.
en|sem|ble /ɒnsɒ mb ə l/ (ensembles )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] An ensemble is a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who regularly perform together. □ [+ of ] …an ensemble of young musicians.
2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] An ensemble of things or people is a group of things or people considered as a whole rather than as separate individuals. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The state is an ensemble of political and social structures.
en|shrine / I nʃra I n/ (enshrines , enshrining , enshrined ) VERB If something such as an idea or a right is enshrined in something such as a constitution or law, it is protected by it. □ [be V -ed + in ] The essentials of the deal will be enshrined in a document. □ [V n prep] The apartheid system which enshrined racism in law still existed.
en|shroud / I nʃraʊ d/ (enshrouds , enshrouding , enshrouded ) VERB To enshroud something means to cover it completely so that it can no longer be seen. [LITERARY ] □ [V n + in ] …dispiriting clouds that enshrouded us in twilight. □ [V n] …the culture of secrecy which enshrouds our politics.
en|sign /e nsa I n, e ns ə n/ (ensigns )
1 N‑COUNT An ensign is a flag flown on a ship to show what country the ship belongs to.
2 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE An ensign is a junior officer in the United States Navy. □ He had been a naval ensign stationed off Cuba. □ …Ensign Smith.
en|slave / I nsle I v/ (enslaves , enslaving , enslaved )
1 VERB To enslave someone means to make them into a slave. □ [be V -ed] They've been enslaved and had to do what they were told. □ [V n] I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again. □ [V -ed] George was born to an enslaved African mother.
2 VERB To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape. □ [V n] …the various cultures, cults and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold years. □ [be V -ed + to ] It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work. [Also V n + to ]
en|slave|ment / I nsle I vmənt/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Enslavement is the act of making someone into a slave or the state of being a slave. □ [+ of ] …the enslavement of African people.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft poss N , adj N ] Enslavement is the state of being trapped in a situation from which it is difficult to escape. □ [+ to ] …the analysis of women's enslavement to appearance.
en|snare / I nsneə r / (ensnares , ensnaring , ensnared )
1 VERB If you ensnare someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods. □ [V n] Feminism is simply another device to ensnare women. □ [V -ed + in ] We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrial disputes.