Prefix EN/EM

The prefix en-/em- is attached to nouns in order to form verbs.

It means "provide with", "give", "make", "bring into the condition of", "surround with", "involve".

Examples:

empower: give someone the power to do something

enable: give someone the ability or opportunity to do something; make someone able to do something

embody: provide an idea, quality or principle with a body (to be a very good example)

entitle: provide a book, a poem... with a title; give someone the right to do something

enslave: make someone a slave

embarass: make someone feel nervour or ashamed; cause problems to someone

embellish: make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it

embroider: make a story more interesting by adding made up details

embed: make something a fixed or important part of something else; make something become fixed in a surface or substance

entangle: involve someone in a messy, difficult situation; involve someone/something in a net or wire

embrace: involve someone with your arms; accept or include a new idea or a stranger completly