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Enfeoff
- verb - put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society; "He enfeoffed his son-in-law with a large estate in Scotland"
Enfiled
- - Having some object, as the head of a man or beast, impaled upon it; as, a sword which is said to be enfiled of.
Enflame
- unknown - aggravate (feelings).obsolete spelling
Enfolds
- verb - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
- Surround, encircle.
Enforce
- verb - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
- ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
Enframe
- - To inclose, as in a frame.
Engaged
- verb - (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting; "the gears are engaged"; "meshed gears"; "intermeshed twin rotors"
- ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
- built against or attached to a wall; "engaged columns"
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
- consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"