- en-
- en- [ın, en] prefix [in verbs][: Old French; Origin: Latin in-, from in 'in']1.) to make someone or something be in a particular state or have a particular quality▪ enlarge (=make something bigger)▪ endanger (=put someone in danger)2.) to go completely around something, or include all of it▪ encircle (=surround everything)
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.