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<hw>En*gross"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of engrossing; <as>as, the <ex>engrossment</ex> of a deed</as>.</def>

<blockquote><b>Engrossments</b> of power and favor. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc.</def>

<h1>Enguard</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*guard"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To surround as with a guard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Engulf</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*gulf"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Engulfed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Engulfing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>gulf</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>engolfer</ets>. Cf. <er>Ingulf</er>.]</ety> <def>To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.</def>

<blockquote>It quite <b>engulfs</b> all human thought. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Absorb</er>.</syn>

<h1>Engulfment</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*gulf"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A swallowing up as if in a gulf.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Engyn</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*gyn"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>Variant of <er>Engine</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Enhalo</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*ha"lo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To surround with a halo.</def>

<h1>Enhance</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*hance"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Enhanced</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Enhancing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Norm. F. <ets>enhauncer</ets>, <ets>enhaucer</ets>, OF. <ets>enhaleier</ets>, <ets>enhaucier</ets>; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>haucier</ets> to lift, raise up, from an assumed L. <ets>altiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altus</ets> high; cf. Pr. <ets>enansar</ets>, <ets>enanzar</ets>, to advance, exalt, and E. <ets>advance</ets>. See <er>Altitude</er>, and cf. <er>Hawser</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To raise or lift up; to exalt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Wyclif.</i>

<blockquote>Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand <b>enhanced</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To advance; to augment; to increase; to heighten; to make more costly or attractive; <as>as, to <ex>enhance</ex> the price of commodities; to <ex>enhance</ex> beauty or kindness</as>; hence, also, to render more heinous; to aggravate; <as>as, to <ex>enhance</ex> crime</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The reputation of ferocity <b>enhanced</b> the value of their services, in making them feared as well as hated. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enhance</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*hance"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be raised up; to grow larger; <as>as, a debt <ex>enhances</ex> rapidly by compound interest</as>.</def>

<h1>Enhancement</h1> <Xpage=493>