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em-

1 
Use Em- in a Sentence
var. of en- 1 before b, p, and sometimes m: embalm.
Compare im- 1 .

em-

2 
var. of en- 2 before b, m, p, ph: embolism, emphasis.

en-

1 
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” (enshrine; enthrone; entomb); “to cause to be in” (enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” (enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface).
Also, before labial consonants, em- 1 .
Compare be-, in- 2 .

Origin:
ME < OF < L in- in- 2

en-

2 
a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek: energy; enthusiasm.
Also, before labial consonants, em- 2 .

Origin:
< Gk (often through L); c. in- 1 , in- 2
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em- 1  
pref.  Variant of en-1.
em- 2  
pref.  Variant of en-2.
en- 1 or em- or in-  
pref.  
    1. To put into or onto: encapsulate.
    2. To go into or onto: enplane.
  2. To cover or provide with: enrobe.
  3. To cause to be: endear.
  4. Thoroughly. Used often as an intensive: entangle.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin in-, in; see en in Indo-European roots.]
en- 2 or em-  
pref.  In; into; within: enzootic.

[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek; see en in Indo-European roots.]
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Em-

Em-\ A prefix. See En-.
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Language Translation for : Em-
Spanish: en,
German: weiter entlang,
Japanese: ～の途中に
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em- 
from Fr. assimilation of en- to following labial; also from L. ex-, assimilated to following -m-. Also a prefix used to form verbs from adjectives and nouns.
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em- pref.
Variant of en-2.

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