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<blockquote>His ample shoulders in a cloud <b>ensphered</b>. <i>Chapman.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To form into a sphere.</def>

<h1>Enstamp</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*stamp"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To stamp; to mark as <?/ith a stamp; to impress deeply.</def>

<blockquote>It is the motive . . . which <b>enstamps</b> the character. <i>Gogan.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enstate</h1> <Xpage=496>

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

<h1>Enstatite</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En"sta*tite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named fr. Gr. <?/ an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.</def>

<h1>Enstatitic</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En`sta*tit"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to enstatite.</def>

<h1>Enstore</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*store"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Instaurate</er>.]</ety> <def>To restore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Wyclif.</i>

<h1>Enstyle</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*style"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To style; to name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Ensuable</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*su"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Ensuing; following.</def>

<h1>Ensue</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*sue"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Ensued</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Ensuing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>ensevre</ets>, OF. & F. <ets>ensuivre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>insequi</ets>; <ets>in + sequi</ets> to pursue. See <er>Sue</er>.]</ety> <def>To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Seek peace, and <i>ensue</i> it."

<i>1 Pet. iii. 11.</i>

<blockquote>To <b>ensue</b> his example in doing the like mischief. <i>Golding.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ensue</h1> <Xpage=496>

<hw>En*sue"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; <as>as, an <ex>ensuing</ex> conclusion or effect; the year <ex>ensuing</ex> was a cold one.</as></def>

<blockquote>So spoke the Dame, but no applause <b>ensued</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, <b>ensues</b>, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To follow; pursue; succeed. See <er>Follow</er>.</syn>

<h1>Ensure</h1> <Xpage=496>

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