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from another substance; what flows.

E man' ci pate, v. to free

from slavery.

E man ci pa' tion, n. res

toration to liberty. Em balm', v. to impregnate a body with aromaticks, that it may resist putrefaction.

Em bar go, n. a prohibition to sail; a stop put to trade. Em bark, v. to go on ship board; to engage. Em bar' rass, v. to perplex ; to distress. Em bar rass ment, n. perplexity; trouble; entanglement.

Em bas' sa dor, n. one sent on a publick message. Em' bas sage, Em' bas sy, lick message. Em bel' fish, v. to adorn;

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to beautify. Em bez' zle, v. to steal privately; to waste. Em blazon, v. to set off

pompously; to deck. Em' blem, n. a moral de

vice; representation. Em blem at' i cal, a. allusive; using emblems. Em boss' ing, n. the art of making figures in relievo; embroidery.

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E mol' u ment, n. profit; advantage; gain. E mo' tion, n. disturbance of mind; vehemence of passion.

Em pan' nel, v. to summon to serve on a jury. Em' pe ror, n. a monarch of title and dignity superior to a king. Em' pha sis, n. a remarkable stress laid upon a word. Em phat ic,} Em phat' ic al, cible

a. forstrong; strik

ing. Empire, n. imperial power; command. Em ploy, v. to keep at work; to use. Em ployment, n. busi

ness.

Em po' ri um, n. a place of merchandise; a commercial city. Em pov'er ish, v. to make poor; to lessen fertility. Em pow' er, v. to authorize; to enable.

Em' press, n. the wife of

an emperor. Em pyre al, a. formed of pure fire; refined beyond aerial.

Em pyre an, n. the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire is supposed to subsist.

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to excel. En a' ble, v. to make 2ble; to empower. En act', v. to decree; to establish; to represent by action. En am' el, v. to inlay ; to variegate with colours. En amour, v. to inflame

with love; to make fond. En cage, v. to coop up; to confine in a cage. En camp', V. to pitch tents; to form a camp. En camp' ment, n. tents pitched in order.

En chain', v. to faşten with a chain.

En chant', v. to bewitch

to delight highly. En chant' ment, n. magical charms; high delight. En circle, v. to surround. En closure, n. ground

enclosed or fenced in. En co mi um, n, a pane

gyric; praise; elogy. En com' pass, v. to encir

cle; to shut in; to sar

round.

En core', ad. again; once

more.

En coun' ter, v. to fight;

to attack. n. engagement; a battle. Én cour' age, v. to ani

mate; to embolden. En courage ment, n. in

citement; support. En croach' ment, n. an unlawful intrusion. En cum' brance, n. an im

pediment; a clog. En cy clo pe' di a, n. a complete circle of sci

ences.

En dam' age, v. to hurt ; to prejudice. En dan ger, v. to bring into peril; to hazard. En dear', v. to make dear; to make beloved. En deavour, V. to at tempt; to try. n. labour

directed to a certain end.

En de mi al, a. peculiar to

a country.

En den' i zen, v. to naturalize.

En dict' ment, n. a legal

accusative declaration. En dorse' V. to superscribe; to accept a bill; to register on the back En dorse' ment, n. writing on the back; ratifica

tion.

En dow', v. to enrich with a portion.

En dow' ment, n wealth given; a natural or acquired accomplishment. En du' rance, n. continuance; sufferance. En dure', v. to bear; to

sustain; to brook. En er get' ic, a. forcible; strong; active.

En' er gy, n. power; efficacy.

En ervate, v. to weaken;

to enerve; to enfeeble. En force', v. to urge with

energy; to compel ; to constrain.

En fran' chise, v. to make free; to liberate; to endenizen.

En gage' ment, n, employment of the attention; obligation.

En gi neer', n. one who manages engines, or directs artillery.

En grave', v. to cut characters on any sub

stance.

En hance', v. to raise the price; to raise in es

teem.

E nig' ma, n. a riddle; an obscure question. En ig mat' i cal, a. ob. scure; doubtful. Enjoy' ment,n. happiness;

fruition; pleasure. En large' ment, n. an increase; a release. En light en, v. to illumin

ate; to instruct. En li ven, v. to make live

ly; to animate.

En mi ty, n. malevolence; malice; ill-will.

En no' ble, v. to dignify; to elevate.

E nor mi ty, n. great

of a hot credulous imagination.

En tice', v. to allure; to

attract; to invite.
En title, v. to give a title
or right to.

En tomb', v. to put in a
tomb; to bury.
En treat', v. to beg earn-
estly; to importune.
En vel' op, v. to enwrap;
to cover; to surround;
to hide.

wickedness; villany.
E normous, a. very wick-En
ed; irregular; very
large; out of rule.
En rage', v. to irritate; to
provoke.

En rap' ture, v. to trans-
port with pleasure.
En shrine', v. to preserve
as a holy relic.
En slave', v. to deprive of
liberty.

En sue', v. to follow; to

pursue; to succeed. En' ter prise, n. a hazard

ous undertaking. En ter tain', v. to receive hospitably; to reserve in the mind; to amuse. En ter tain ment, n. treatment at the table; hospitable reception; musement;

tion.

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ven' om, v. to poison; to enrage.

En' vi a ble, a. exciting

envy; excellent.

En' vi ous, a. full of envy; malicious.

En vi ron, v. to surround;

to encompass; to envelop; to hem in. En vi' rons", n. places adjacent neighbourhood. E nu' me rate, v. to reckon up singly. E nun' ci ate,

v. to declare; to proclaim. En' voy, n. a publick minister; a publick messenger.

En' vý, v. to hate another for any excellence or success to grudge. n. vexation at another's

good.

En thu 'si asm', n. heat Ep au let', n. a military

of imagination.

En thu si ast, n. one

shoulder ornament.

E phein' e ris, n. an ac

count of the daily situations of the planets. Ep' ic, a. containing narrative; heroic. Ep'i cure, n. one wholly given to luxury. Ep i dem' ic, Epi dem' ic a S eral; universal. Ep' i gram, n. short point

a. gen

ed poem. Ep' i logue, n. a speech at the end of a play. E pis' co pa cy, n. a government by bishops. E pis' co pal, a. belonging to a bishop; vested in a bishop.

E pis' to la ry, a. relating to letters; transacted by letters; suitable to letters.

Ep' i taph, n. a monumen

tal inscription. Ep'i thet, n. an adjective denoting a quality either good or bad. E pit' o me, n. an abridg

ment; an abstract. E piť o mise, v. to ab

stract; to abridge. E' poch', n. a time from which dates are numbered.

E qua bil' i ty, n. even-
ness; uniformity.
E' qual,
La qualize, v. to make

even.

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E qual' i tỷ, n. likeness; uniformity.

E qua nim i tỷ, n. even ness of mind; compo

sure.

E qua tor, n. a great circle equidistant from the north and south extremities of the globe. E qui dis' tant, a. being at the same distance. E qui lat'e ral, a. having all sides equal. E qui lib' ri um, n. equality of weight; equipoise. E qui noc' tial, a. pertain ing to the equinoxes. n. equator.

E qui nox' es', n. the time when the days and nights are equal. E quip', v, to dress or fit out; to furnish. E' qui page, n. attendance; retinue; vehicle.

E' qui poise, n. an equality of weight. E' qui ta ble, a. just; im

partial; candid; fair. E' qui ty, n. justice; impartiality.

E quiv' a lent, a. equal in

value or force. E quiv o cal, a. uncertain ; doubtful; ambiguous. E quiv o cate, v. to use doubtful expressions. E quiv o ca' tion, n. ambi

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