Prefixation in English and Catalan - Departament de Filologia ...

Rapture (n.) A feeling of extreme joy or pleasure; a literary word. What joy, what
rapture, what glory to see him again!
ORIGIN C16 (in the sense ‘seizing and carrying off’): from obsolete Fr. or from
medieval L. raptura ‘seizing’.
Enrobe (robe) formal Dress in a robe or vestment.
ORIGIN: not given.
Robe (n.) 1 A long, loose outer garment reaching to the ankles. →Such a garment worn,
especially on formal or ceremonial occasions, as an indication of the wearer’s rank,
office, or profession.
Robe (v.) (usually as adj. robed) Clothe in or put on a robe or robes.
ORIGIN ME: from OFr., from the Gmc base (in the sense ‘booty’) of rob (because
clothing was an important component of booty); akin to OHG roubōn ‘to rob’.
Enshrine (shrine) (usually be enshrined) 1 Place (a precious object) in an appropriate
receptacle. 2 If something such as an idea or a right is enshrined in something such as a
constitution or law, it is protected by it. His new relationship with Germany is enshrined
in a new non-aggression treaty. The apartheid system which enshrined racism in law
still existed.
Derivative: enshrinement.
ORIGIN: ME
Shrine (n.) 1 A shrine is a holy place of worship which is associated with a sacred
person or object. The holy shrine of Mecca. 2 A shrine is a place that people visit and
treat with respect because it is connected with dead people that they want to remember.
3 A casket containing sacred relics; a reliquary.
Shrine (v.) poetic/literary Enshrine.
ORIGIN OE: scrīn ‘cabinet, chest, reliquary’, of Gmc origin.
Enshroud (shroud) poetic/literary To enshroud something means to cover it
completely so that it can no longer be seen. Envelop completely and hide from view; a
literary word. Dispiriting clouds enshrouded us in twilight. The culture of secrecy
enshrouds our politics.
ORIGIN: not given.
Shroud (n.) 1 A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 2 You can
refer to something that surrounds an object or situation as a shroud of something. A
thing that envelops or obscures. A shroud of mist. A parked car huddled under a shroud
of grey snow.
Shroud (v.) 3 Wrap or dress in a shroud. 4 If darkness, fog, or smoke shrouds an area,
it covers it so that it is difficult to see. Cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
Mist shrouded the outline of Buckingham Palace. →If something has been shrouded in
mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available. For years
the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.
ORIGIN OE: scrūd ‘garment, clothing’, of Gmc origin, from a base meaning ‘cut’;
related to shred (a strip of material that has been torn, cut or scraped from something
larger).
Ensile (silo) Put (grass or another crop) into a silo.
ORIGIN C19: from Fr. ensiler, from Spanish ensilar.
Silo (n.) 1 A tall tower or pit on a farm, used to store grain. 2 A pit or other airtight
structure in which green crops are compressed and stored as silage.
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