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enmohecer
(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
enmohecerse
(transitive) To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
enmudecer
(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
ennavajar
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
ennegrecer
(transitive, causative) To make dirty.
ennegrecido
Darkened to the point of appearing black; as:
ennoblecer
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
Enoc
(biblical character) First son of Cain.
enojadizo
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
enojado
Displaying or feeling anger.
enojar
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
enojarse
(intransitive) To become angry.
enojo
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.
enorgullecerse
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
enorme
Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
enormemente
Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.
enormidad
(uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty. [from 15th c.]
enquiciar
(transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
enquiridión
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
enrabietar
(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
enracimarse
(intransitive) To form a bunch.
enraizado
Fixed, established
enraizamiento
The process of forming roots or taking roots.
enranciamiento
The decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation; the process of becoming rancid.
enrarecido
(of a gas) Thin; of low density.
enrasar
(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
enratonado
Suffering from a hangover.
enredadera
(botany) A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.
enredado
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.
enredar
(transitive) To entangle (something).
enredarse
(intransitive) To become entangled.
enredo
The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
enrejado
Furnished with a grate or grating.
enrevesado
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
enriar
(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
Enrique
A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
enriquecer
To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]
Enriqueta
A en given name.
enrocar
(usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
enrodar
(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
enrojecerse
(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
enrolado
Drafted into a military service or similar.
enrolar
(transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
enrollar
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
enrollarse
(slang, chiefly, US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately. [from 20th c.]
enromado
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
enromar
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
enromarse
(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
enronquecido
(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
enroque
(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
enroscar
(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
enrostrar
(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
enruga
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
enrugado
Covered with or full of bumps.
enrugar
(transitive) To draw into wrinkles.
enrutador
(telecommunications) Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
enrutamiento
(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.
enrutar
(transitive) To direct or divert along a particular course.
ensacar
To put in a sack or sacks.
ensalada
A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
ensalada de repollo
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
ensalzar
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
ensamblador
(computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.
ensamblaje
The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
ensamblar
(transitive) To put together.
ensamble
(syntax) Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction
ensañarse
Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.
ensanchador
A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
ensanchamiento
The action of the verb widen.
ensanchar
(transitive) To make broad or broader.
ensancharse
(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
ensangrentado
Covered in blood.
ensangrentar
(transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
ensartar
(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
ensay
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
ensayar
(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
ensaye
Trial, attempt.
ensayista
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
ensayo
Trial, attempt.
ense
Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
enseguida
(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]
enselle
Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
enselvado
Covered with trees.
enseña
Any prominent flag or banner.
ensenada
(geography) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.
enseñanza
(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
enseñar
(transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
enseres
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
enserir
(transitive) To add annotation to.
ensimismado
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
ensimismarse
(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
ensombrecer
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
ensoñar despierto
(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.
ensopar
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
ensordecedor
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
ensordecer
(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
ensortijado
Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.
ensuciar
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
ensuciarse
(intransitive) To become soiled.
ensueño
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
entablado
A series of planks; a group of planks.
entablar
(intransitive, with for, chiefly, _, legal) To submit a formal request to some office.
entablillar
(transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
entalladura
The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
entallamiento
The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
entallar
(transitive) To modify.
entalpía
(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
entarimado
A series of planks; a group of planks.
ente
A living creature.
enteco
Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
entenado
A person under guardianship.
entendederas
(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
entender
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
entender de
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
entenderse
(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
entendible
Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
entendida
(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
entendido
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
entendimiento
A thorough understanding.
enterado
With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]
enteral
Relating to the intestines.
enteramente
In a complete manner; thoroughly.
enterar
(transitive) To bring (someone) up to date with the news.
enterarse
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
enterez
The whole; the complete or amount.
entereza
Calmness of mind or temperament.
entérico
Of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
enterito
One-piece adult loungewear jumpsuit.
enterizo
A similar item of clothing used as a prison uniform.
enternecedor
Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.
enternecer
(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
entero
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
enterrado
Placed in a grave at a burial.
enterramiento
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
enterrar
To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
entibar
(intransitive) To be placed or situated.
entibiar
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
entidad aseguradora
An entity assuming a financial risk.
entidad benéfica
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
entierro
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
entiesar
(transitive) To make stiff.
entiesarse
(intransitive) To become stiff.
entintar
(transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.
ento
(of adjectives from adjectives, with a diminutive force) Somewhat, rather.
entomóloga
A scientist who studies insects.
entomólogo
A scientist who studies insects.
entonación
(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
entonar
(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
entonce
Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
entonces
(temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).

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