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enslavement
nounC1
/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/The state of being a slave; the action of making someone a slave.
ensnare
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ɪnˈsneə(r)/To catch or trap, as in a snare.
ensnarl
verb-transitiveLow
/ɪnˈsnɑːl/To cause to become tangled, trapped, or entangled in a complicated situation.
ensor
nounVery Low (Archaic/Literary)
/ɪnˈsɔː/To surround or enclose; to encircle.
ensorcell
verb-transitiveVery Low Frequency
/ɪnˈsɔːsəl/To enchant or bewitch someone, often with magic or charm.
ensoul
verbverb-transitiveLow
/ɪnˈsəʊl/To endow with a soul or spiritual essence.
enspell
verb-transitiveVery low
/ɪnˈspɛl/To cast a spell on; to enchant or fascinate someone or something.
ensphere
verbverb-transitiveRare / Literary
/ɛnˈsfɪə/to enclose in or as if in a sphere.
enspirit
verb-transitiveRare/Archaic
/ɪnˈspɪrɪt/To infuse with spirit, energy, or courage.
enstatite
nounC2
/ˈɛnstətʌɪt/A greyish to greenish mineral of the pyroxene group.
ensue
verbverb-intransitiveC1
/ɪnˈsjuː/to happen after something else, often as a result of it; to follow.
ensued
verbC1
/ɪnˈsjuːd/To happen as a result or consequence of something else; to follow immediately afterward.
ensues
verbC1
/ɪnˈsjuːz/Occurs as a direct or inevitable consequence or result of something.
ensure
verbverb-transitiveHigh
/ɪnˈʃɔː/to make certain that something will happen or be the case; to guarantee.
enswathe
verbverb-transitiverare
/ɪnˈsweɪð/to wrap or bind something, especially completely, with cloth or similar material
entablature
nounC2
/ɪnˈtæblətʃə/The upper part of a classical building, resting on columns and consisting of architrave, frieze, and cornice.
entablement
nounVery Rare / Technical
/ɛnˈteɪb(ə)lmənt/In architecture: the horizontal part of a classical building supported by columns and consisting of the architrave, frieze and cornice. Also: a raised platform or base for a sculpture, monument, or similar structure.
entail
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ɪnˈteɪl/To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
entailed
adjectiveverbC1
/ɪnˈteɪld/To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
entailment
nounC1
/ɪnˈteɪl.mənt/A necessary consequence or logical implication that follows from a given set of facts, conditions, or premises.

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