Chapter 527

En*treat" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entreated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entreating .] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in ) + traitier to treat. See Treat .]

1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.]

Fairly let her be entreated . Shak.

I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well. Jer. xv. 11.

2. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune. " Entreat my wife to come." "I do entreat your patience."

Shak.

I must entreat of you some of that money. Shak.

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door. Poe.

Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife. Gen. xxv. 21.

3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.

It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat . Rogers.

4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] "Pleasures to entreat ."

Spenser.

Syn. -- To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate. See Beseech .

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En*treat" , v. i.

1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.]

Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat . Hakewill.

Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true peace with them. 1 Mac. x. 47.

2. To make an earnest petition or request.

The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men. Knolles.

Entreat <Xpage=498>

En*treat" , n. Entreaty. [Obs.]

Ford.

Entreatable <Xpage=498>

En*treat"a*ble (?) , a. That may be entreated.

Entreatance <Xpage=498>

En*treat"ance (?) , n. Entreaty. [Obs.]

Fairfax.

Entreater <Xpage=498>

En*treat"er (?) , n. One who entreats; one who asks earnestly; a beseecher.

Entreatful <Xpage=498>

En*treat"ful (?) , a. Full of entreaty. [R.] See Intreatful .

Entreatingly <Xpage=498>

En*treat"ing*ly , adv. In an entreating manner.

Entreative <Xpage=498>

En*treat"ive (?) , a. Used in entreaty; pleading. [R.] " Entreative phrase."

A. Brewer.

Entreatment <Xpage=498>

En*treat"ment (?) , n. Entreaty; invitation. [Obs.]

Shak.

Entreaty <Xpage=498>

En*treat"y , n. ; pl. Entreaties (<?/) .

1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.

Fair entreaty , and sweet blandishment. Spenser.

Syn. -- Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity.

Entr\'82e <Xpage=498>

En`tr\'82e" (?) , n. [F. See Entry .]

1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entr\'82e of a house .

2. (Cookery) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.

Entremets <Xpage=498>

En`tre*mets" (?) , n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. entre between + mets a dish, mess.]

1. (Cookery) A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.

2. Any small entertainment between two greater ones. [R.]

Entrench <Xpage=498>

En*trench" (?) , v. t. See Intrench .

Entrep\'93t <Xpage=498>

En`tre*p\'93t" (?) , n. [F.] A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrep\'93t for shipping goods in transit .

Entrepreneur <Xpage=498>

En`tre*pre*neur" (?) , n. [F. See Enterprise .] (Polit. Econ.) One who creates a product on his own account; whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed.

F. A. Walker.

Entresol <Xpage=498>

En`tre*sol" (?) , n. [F.] (Arch.) A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine.

Parker.

Entrick <Xpage=498>

En*trick" (?) , v. t. [Cf. OE. entriken to perplex, OF. entriquer . Cf. Trick , Intrigue .] To trick, to perplex. [Obs.]

Rom. of R.

Entrochal <Xpage=498>

En"tro*chal (?) , a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble.

Entrochite <Xpage=498>

En"tro*chite (?) , n. [Pref. en- + Gr. <?/ wheel.] (Paleon.) A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.

Entropion <Xpage=498>

En*tro"pi*on (?) , n. [NL.] (Med.) Same as Entropium .

Entropium <Xpage=498>

En*tro"pi*um (?) , n. [NL. See Entropy .] (Med.) The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.

Entropy <Xpage=498>

En"tro*py (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a turning in; <?/ in + <?/ a turn, fr. <?/ to turn.] (Thermodynamics) A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small amount, h , of heat enters the body when its temperature is t in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is increased by h <?/ t . The entropy is regarded as measured from some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the thermodynamic function .

The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum. Clausius.

Entrust <Xpage=498>

En*trust" (?) , v. t. See Intrust .

Entry <Xpage=498>

En"try (?) , n. ; pl. Entries (#) . [OE. entree , entre , F. entr\'82e , fr. entrer to enter. See Enter , and cf. Entr\'82e .]

1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an entry upon an undertaking.

2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry of a sale ; also, that which is entered; an item.

A notary made an entry of this act. Bacon.

3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine.

A straight, long entry to the temple led. Dryden.

4. (Com.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter , v. t. , 8, and Entrance , n. , 5.

5. (Law) (a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them . (b) A putting upon record in proper form and order . (c) The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary.

Burrill.

Bill of entry . See under Bill . -- Double entry , Single entry . See Bookkeeping . -- Entry clerk (Com.) , a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business. -- Writ of entry (Law) , a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession.

Bouvier.

Entryng <Xpage=498>

En"tryng (?) , n. Am entrance. [Obs.]

So great an entryng and so large. Chaucer.

Entune <Xpage=498>

En*tune" (?) , v. t. To tune; to intone.

Chaucer.

Entwine <Xpage=498>

En*twine" (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + twine . Cf. Intwine .] To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. [Written also intwine .]

Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks. Shelley.

Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine . Herbert.

Entwine <Xpage=498>

En*twine" , v. i. To be twisted or twined.

With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress. De Quincey.

Entwinement <Xpage=498>

En*twine"ment (?) , n. A twining or twisting together or round; union.

Bp. Hacket.

Entwist <Xpage=498>

En*twist" (?) , v. t. To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.

Shak.

Enubilate <Xpage=498>

E*nu"bi*late (?) , v. t. [L. enubilatus , p. p. of enubilare to enubilate; e out + nubila clouds, fr. nubilis cloudy, nubes cloud.] To clear from mist, clouds, or obscurity. [R.]

Bailey.

Enubilous <Xpage=498>

E*nu"bi*lous (?) , a. [See Enubilate .] Free from fog, mist, or clouds; clear. [R.]

Enucleate <Xpage=498>

E*nu"cle*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enucleated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enucleating (?) .] [L. enucleatus , p. p. of enucleare to enucleate; e out + nucleus kernel.]

1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell.

2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).

3. To bring to light; to make clear.

Sclater (1654).

Enucleation <Xpage=498>

E*nu`cle*a"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. \'82nucl\'82ation .] The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition.

Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease. Tooke.

Enumerate <Xpage=498>

E*nu"mer*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enumerated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enumerating (?) .] [L. enumeratus , p. p. of enumerare to count out, enumerate; e out + numerare to count, fr. numerus number. See Number .] To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name over; to make a special and separate account of; to recount; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation .

Enumerating the services he had done. Ludlow.

Syn. -- To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate; rehearse; recapitulate; detail.

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Enumeration <Xpage=499>

E*nu`mer*a"tion (?) , n. [L. enumeratio : cf. F. \'82num\'82ration .]

1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.

Because almost every man we meet possesses these, we leave them out of our enumeration . Paley.

3. (Rhet.) A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.

Enumerative <Xpage=499>

E*nu"mer*a*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. \'82num\'82ratif .] Counting, or reckoning up, one by one.

Enumerative of the variety of evils. Jer. Taylor.

Enumerator <Xpage=499>

E*nu"mer*a`tor (?) , n. One who enumerates.

Enunciable <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being enunciated or expressed.

Enunciate <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enunciated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enunciating (?) .] [L. enuntiatus , -ciatus , p. p. of enuntiare , -ciare . See Enounce .]

1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.

The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel. Coleridge.

2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly .

Enunciate <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*ate , v. i. To utter words or syllables articulately.

Enunciation <Xpage=499>

E*nun`ci*a"tion (?; 277) , n. [L. enuntiatio , -ciatio .]

1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation of an important truth .

By way of interpretation and enunciation . Jer. Taylor.

2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation .

3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal declaration; a statement.

Every intelligible enunciation must be either true or false. A. Clarke.

Enunciative <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*a*tive (?) , a. [L. enuntiativus , -ciativus .] Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative. Ayliffe . -- E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly , adv.

Enunciator <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*a`tor (?) , n. [L. enuntiator , enunciator .] One who enunciates or proclaims.

Enunciatory <Xpage=499>

E*nun"ci*a*to*ry (?) , a. Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.

Enure <Xpage=499>

En*ure" (?) , v. t. See Inure .

Enuresis <Xpage=499>

En`u*re"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to urinate in; <?/ + <?/ urine.] (Med.) An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.

Envassal <Xpage=499>

En*vas"sal (?) , v. t. To make a vassal of. [Obs.]

Envault <Xpage=499>

En*vault" (?) , v. t. To inclose in a vault; to entomb. [R.]

Swift.

Enveigle <Xpage=499>

En*vei"gle (?) , v. t. To entice. See Inveigle .

Envelop <Xpage=499>

En*vel"op (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enveloped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Enveloping .] [OE. envolupen , envolipen , OF. envoluper , envoleper , F. envelopper ; pref. en- (L. in ) + voluper , voleper . See Develop .] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops a ship.

Nocturnal shades this world envelop . J. Philips.

Envelope; 277, Envelop <Xpage=499>

En"vel*ope (?; 277) , En*vel"op (?; 277) , n. [F. enveloppe .]

1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of a document, as of a letter.

2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; -- called also coma .

3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it.

Wilhelm.

4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position of the members of the system being allowed to vary according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the envelope of its tangents.

<-- 4. A set of limits for the performance capabilities of some type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft. Now also used metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase push the envelope . It is used to refer to the maximum performance available at the current state of the technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in general, not a specific machine.

push the envelope Increase the capability of some type of machine or system; -- usu. by technological development.

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Envelopment <Xpage=499>

En*vel"op*ment (?) , n. [Cf. F. enveloppement .]

1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.

2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.

Envenime <Xpage=499>

En*ven"ime (?) , v. t. To envenom. [Obs.]

Envenom <Xpage=499>

En*ven"om (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Envenomed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Envenoming .] [OE. envenimen , F. envenimer ; pref. en- (L. in ) + F. venin poison. See Venom .]

1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow ; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom.

Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. Milton.

O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it! Shak.

2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter.

The envenomed tongue of calumny. Smollett.

On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed . Sir G. C. Lewis.

Envermeil <Xpage=499>

En*ver"meil (?) , v. t. [Pref. en- + vermeil : cf. OF. envermeiller . See Vermil .] To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.]

Milton.

Enviable <Xpage=499>

En"vi*a*ble (?) , a. [From Envy .] Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire to posses or to resemble.

One of most enviable of human beings. Macaulay.

-- En"vi*a*ble*ness , n. -- En"vi*a*bly , adv.

Envie <Xpage=499>

En*vie" (?) , v. i. [See Vie .] To vie; to emulate; to strive. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Envier <Xpage=499>

En"vi*er (?) , n. One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.

Envigor <Xpage=499>

En*vig"or (?) , v. t. To invigorate. [Obs.]

Envious <Xpage=499>

En"vi*ous (?) , a. [OF. envios , F. envieux , fr. L. invidiosus , fr. invidia envy. See Envy , and cf. Invidious .]

1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]

Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak.

2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition, feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed by of , at , and against ; as, an envious man, disposition, attack; envious tongues.