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engage, recruit, induct, muster, conscript, impress, call up, US<br />

draft: He enlisted in the navy at 17. 2 employ, hire, engage,<br />

retain, make available, secure, obtain, get, procure, gather,<br />

drum up, mobilize, Colloq organize: We must enlist all the help<br />

we can.<br />

enliven v. 1 invigorate, inspirit, animate, pep up, stimulate,<br />

energize, vivify, vitalize, quicken, exhilarate, arouse, rouse,<br />

awaken, wake up, spark (<strong>of</strong>f), kindle, enkindle, fire (up),<br />

inspire: Enlivened by the coach's talk, we were determined to<br />

win. 2 brighten, cheer (up), buoy (up), gladden, uplift: <strong>The</strong><br />

room was considerably enlivened by the new curtains.<br />

enormity n. outrageousness, outrage, atrociousness, atrocity,<br />

wickedness, heinousness, flagitiousness, horribleness, horror,<br />

barbarity, savagery, monstrousness, horridness, evil,<br />

viciousness: <strong>The</strong> enormity <strong>of</strong> the crime shocked us all.<br />

enormous adj. huge, immense, gigantic, elephantine, gargantuan, mammoth,<br />

titanic, colossal, tremendous, vast, massive, stupendous,<br />

Brobdingnagian, gross, monstrous, prodigious: <strong>An</strong> enormous<br />

dragon blocked their way out <strong>of</strong> the cave.<br />

enormousness<br />

n. immensity, hugeness: I was staggered by the sheer<br />

enormousness <strong>of</strong> the building.<br />

enough adj. 1 sufficient, adequate, ample: <strong>The</strong>re isn't enough food to<br />

go round.<br />

--n. 2 sufficiency, adequacy, ample supply, plenty: I have<br />

enough for myself.<br />

--adv. 3 sufficiently, adequately, reasonably, satisfactorily,<br />

tolerably, passably: Your word is good enough for me.<br />

enquire v. 1 inquire, ask, question, query: <strong>The</strong> police enquired<br />

whether we had noticed any strange goings-on next door. 2 See<br />

inquire.<br />

enrage v. anger, infuriate, madden, incense, provoke, inflame, make<br />

(someone's) blood boil, Colloq get (someone's) back or Irish or<br />

hackles or dander up, make (someone) see red, wave a red flag

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