Part 3797

<h1>Enlarger</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*lar"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One that enlarges.</def>

<h1>Enlay</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*lay"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Inlay</er>.</def>

<h1>Enlengthen</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*length"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To lengthen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Enleven</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*lev"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Eleven.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Enlight</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*light"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>light</ets>. Cf. <er>Enlighten</er>.]</ety> <def>To illumine; to enlighten.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>Which from the first has shone on ages past, <b>Enlights</b> the present, and shall warm the last. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enlighten</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*light"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>lighten</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>inl\'c6htan</ets>. Cf. <er>Enlight</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To supply with light; to illuminate; <as>as, the sun <ex>enlightens</ex> the earth</as>.</def>

<blockquote>His lightnings <b>enlightened</b> the world. <i>Ps. xcvii. 4.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; <as>as, to <ex>enlighten</ex> the mind or understanding</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The conscience <b>enlightened</b> by the Word and Spirit of God. <i>Trench.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enlightener</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*light"en*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.</def>

<h1>Enlightenment</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*light"en*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.</def>

<h1>Enlimn</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*limn"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>en-</ets> + <ets>limn</ets>. Cf. <er>Enlumine</er>, <er>Illuminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Palsgrave.</i>

<h1>Enlink</h1> <Xpage=494>

<hw>En*link"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To chain together; to connect, as by links.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>