Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix signifying
in orinto , used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently withen- orin -. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed toem- beforep ,b , andm , as inem ploy,em body,em mew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as inen able,en feeble,to cause to be , orto make , able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as inen chasten. Seein- . - A prefix from Gr. � in, meaning
in . SeeIn- .
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- prefix
in ,into ,on ,onto - prefix
covered - prefix
caused - prefix as an
intensifier
Etymologies
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Examples
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In future corporate naming, en- is very likely to be avoided as a prefix, and the suffix -on is off.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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In future corporate naming, en- is very likely to be avoided as a prefix, and the suffix -on is off.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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He's shown to a satin-draped bedroom and a sumptuous en- suite bathroom with a free-standing oval tub.
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Obama and his liberal cohorts like to bemoan the fact that the United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t en- sure health care for every single citizen.
OBAMA ZOMBIES Jason Mattera 2010
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Nearly every thread of Obama’s career runs directly or indirectly through the Midwest Academy, a fact which has gone almost en- tirely unreported.
Radical-In-Chief Stanley Kurtz 2010
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Obama and his liberal cohorts like to bemoan the fact that the United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t en- sure health care for every single citizen.
OBAMA ZOMBIES Jason Mattera 2010
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Nearly every thread of Obama’s career runs directly or indirectly through the Midwest Academy, a fact which has gone almost en- tirely unreported.
Radical-In-Chief Stanley Kurtz 2010
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