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<hw>En*hance"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; <as>as, the <ex>enhancement</ex> of value, price, enjoyments, crime</as>.</def>

<h1>Enhancer</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*han"cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc.</def>

<h1>Enharbor</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*har"bor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit.</def>

<i>W. Browne.</i>

<h1>Enharden</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw>En*hard"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>harden</ets>: cf. F. <ets>enhardir</ets> to embolden.]</ety> <def>To harden; to embolden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Enharmonic, Enharmonical</h1> <Xpage=493>

<hw><hw>En`har*mon"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>En`har*mon"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ <?/, <?/ fitting, accordant; <?/ in + <?/ harmony: cf. F. <ets>enharmonique</ets>.]</ety>

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<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anc. Mus.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as the substitution of A&flat; for G&sharp;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.</def>

<h1>Enharmonically</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En`har*mon"ic*al*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the enharmonic style or system; in just intonation.</def>

<h1>Enhearten</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*heart"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To give heart to; to fill with courage; to embolden.</def>

<blockquote>The enemy exults and is <b>enheartened</b>. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enhedge</h1> <Xpage=494>

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

<i>Vicars.</i>

<h1>Enhort</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*hort"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>enhorter</ets>, <ets>enorter</ets>, L. <ets>inhortari</ets>. Cf. <er>Exhort</er>.]</ety> <def>To encourage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "To <i>enhort</i> the people."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Enhunger</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*hun"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make hungry.</def>

<blockquote>Those animal passions which vice had . . . <b>enhungered</b> to feed on innocence and life. <i>J. Martineau.</i></blockquote>