dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/enh_MW.json
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{
"enhance":{
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"worsen"
],
"definitions":{
": raise":[]
},
"examples":[
"You can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.",
"The image has been digitally enhanced to show more detail.",
"The company is looking to enhance its earnings potential.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Typically, SARMs are used to create anabolic activity and enhance muscle growth by directly stimulating androgen receptors. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Within the insurance industry, much can be done to optimize communications channels and enhance omnichannel engagement. \u2014 Michael Jackowski, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"By design, Facebook tries to foster and enhance real-world connections. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"These fruits, much more than any others, mingle with and enhance that side of the beer in a beautiful way. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial-arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"It can be used anywhere on the face, neck, d\u00e9collet\u00e9, and hands to help smooth and enhance the skin. \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"Bring your go-to eye look on your tip by way of the best mascara and eyeliners\u2014both of which work wonders to make your eyes pop and enhance their shape. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Vitamin C is the secret sauce in this formula that helps this lotion enhance the skin's natural radiance while protecting against UVA and UVB rays. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle English enhauncen , from Anglo-French enhaucer, enhauncer , from Vulgar Latin *inaltiare , from Latin in + altus high \u2014 more at old":""
},
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"en-",
"in-\u02c8han(t)s",
"in-\u02c8hans"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072735",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"enhancement":{
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"worsen"
],
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},
"examples":[
"You can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.",
"The image has been digitally enhanced to show more detail.",
"The company is looking to enhance its earnings potential.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Typically, SARMs are used to create anabolic activity and enhance muscle growth by directly stimulating androgen receptors. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Within the insurance industry, much can be done to optimize communications channels and enhance omnichannel engagement. \u2014 Michael Jackowski, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"By design, Facebook tries to foster and enhance real-world connections. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"These fruits, much more than any others, mingle with and enhance that side of the beer in a beautiful way. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial-arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"It can be used anywhere on the face, neck, d\u00e9collet\u00e9, and hands to help smooth and enhance the skin. \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"Bring your go-to eye look on your tip by way of the best mascara and eyeliners\u2014both of which work wonders to make your eyes pop and enhance their shape. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Vitamin C is the secret sauce in this formula that helps this lotion enhance the skin's natural radiance while protecting against UVA and UVB rays. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle English enhauncen , from Anglo-French enhaucer, enhauncer , from Vulgar Latin *inaltiare , from Latin in + altus high \u2014 more at old":""
},
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"en-",
"in-\u02c8han(t)s",
"in-\u02c8hans"
],
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"amend",
"better",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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": the dependence of the human nature of Christ upon his divine nature in such fashion that the second is the subsistent hypostasis of the first postulated (as in early Orthodox theology) as a doctrine of hypostatic union excluding an independent and impersonal existence of the human nature and emphasizing its subsistence from the beginning in the person of the Logos":[]
},
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"New Latin, from Greek enypostatos substantial (verbal of enyphistasthai to subsist in, from en in + hyphistasthai to subsist, exist, stand under), after Greek statos standing, fixed: -stasia and Greek statos: stasis condition of standing, stoppage":""
},
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"\u02ccen\u02cch\u012bp\u0259\u02c8st\u0101zh(\u0113)\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113629",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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},
"enhanced recovery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the extraction of oil from a nearly exhausted well by methods more costly and complex than waterflooding alone":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After returning to Earth, mice receiving the receptor treatment also showed an enhanced recovery of muscle mass. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 7 Sep. 2020",
"Scientists still have a ways to go in terms of predicting and enhancing recovery from neurological injuries, Rosenow added. \u2014 Michelle Lou, CNN , 27 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115811"
},
"enhancer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one that enhances":[],
": a nucleotide sequence that increases the rate of genetic transcription by preferentially increasing the activity of the nearest promoter on the same DNA molecule":[]
},
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"en-",
"in-\u02c8han(t)-s\u0259r, en-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The chain is now planning to get rid of the flavor enhancer , which has garnered both fans and enemies, by the end of 2025. \u2014 Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Acting as a mind enhancer , the book is a dive into the deepest part of ourselves, where contradictions dissolve and polarities merge. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
"Because of the enhancer , a young man was quickly tainted by an allegation we all abhor. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
"Jeudy was charged with second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic-violence enhancer , but the Office of the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District dropped the case on May 31. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"Mizunara is a species of oak native to Japan and is considered the signature enhancer giving Yamazaki its quintessential Japanese character and elegance. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Unsurprisingly, this frustration is especially strong in marketing departments, since growing pressure to harness data as a performance enhancer makes inefficiencies even more exasperating. \u2014 Alexander Igelsb\u00f6ck, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"But the relationship between Jeudy and Tharp meant the domestic-violence enhancer had to be added to the second-degree criminal tampering charge. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"The mysterious substance in the bottle, from his point of view, had become a performance- enhancer : women\u2019s perfume. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110255"
},
"enhancive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": tending to enhance":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-siv"
],
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},
"enharden":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": harden":[
"nor hath conversation, age or travel been able to \u2026 enharden me",
"\u2014 Sir Thomas Browne"
]
},
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"en+",
"\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"en- entry 1 + harden , verb":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103114"
},
"enharmonic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being notes that are written differently (such as A flat and G sharp) but sound the same in the tempered scale":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccen-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aural anticipation of solid resolution instead opens out as the grammar reorients around the enharmonic change of perspective. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Such enharmonic transfers often are incorporated into dominant-seventh chords, among the more unstable harmonies in traditional tonal practice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Even more beguiling is Harris\u2019s use of enharmonic tones \u2014 exploiting how the same pitch can be notated as, say, G-flat or F-sharp, with different harmonic implications for each. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Coltrane\u2019s playing has always been aggressive and jarring, but the dissonance and enharmonic experimentation on Interstellar Space is otherworldly. \u2014 Zach Graham, GQ , 17 July 2017",
"Both Thundercat\u2019s 2011 album The Golden Age of the Apocalypse and his 2017 album Drunk take Coltrane-scale work and melt it into puddles of enharmonic bliss with profound authority. \u2014 Zach Graham, GQ , 17 July 2017"
],
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"French enharmonique , from Middle French, of a scale employing quarter tones, from Greek enarmonios , from en in + harmonia harmony, scale":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114816"
},
"enharmonic diesis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": quarter tone":[],
": the difference between three conjunct major thirds and an octave (ratio 125:128)":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140030"
},
"enhances":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": raise":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"en-",
"in-\u02c8hans",
"in-\u02c8han(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
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"worsen"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"You can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.",
"The image has been digitally enhanced to show more detail.",
"The company is looking to enhance its earnings potential.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over that time, the city\u2019s historic cemeteries have received $152,000 from the foundation, which seeks to enhance the physical appearance of the city, including its permanent public art, Silva-Collins said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"But the net effect of that approach was to enhance the Supreme Court\u2019s own authority. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
"Tactile keypads that connect to wired headsets, and handsets mounted on the interactive displays aim to enhance the experience for the sight- and hearing-impaired. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
"Guests can opt to enhance their experience with a private dinner under the stars expertly prepared fireside by a private chef. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"This donation, according to a symphony representative, is the largest one made to Southern California\u2019s arts and culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation and will be used to enhance the symphony\u2019s infrastructure and community outreach endeavors. \u2014 Madison Geering, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"This long-wearing and rose-scented foundation leaves behind a satiny smooth finish that won't weigh skin down, and uses Cl\u00e9 de Peau's Illuminating Complex EX to enhance skin's radiance and resilience. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
"The battery housing is used to enhance the stiffness of the body structure, and its central position contributes to a near 50/50 weight distribution and a lower center of gravity. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
"CBDfx tops off this powerful CBD oil with a blend of terpenes, formulated to enhance your sleep. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English enhauncen , from Anglo-French enhaucer, enhauncer , from Vulgar Latin *inaltiare , from Latin in + altus high \u2014 more at old":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190329"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a modulation in which by enharmonically altering one or more notes the harmonic relation of a chord is changed so as to lead to a new key":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201532"
},
"enhalo":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to surround with or as if with a halo":[
"a figure enhaloed with misty light"
]
},
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"en-",
"in-\u02c8h\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These enhaloed the heads of models who led the audience down a garden path in New York\u2019s Marble Cemetery into a romantic realm of fairy tale and fantasy. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 14 Dec. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220259"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to give or restore strength and courage to":[
"their cheerfulness enheartened his saddened spirit"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307n",
"en+"
],
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"en- entry 1 + hearten":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193243"
},
"enhedge":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to enclose or surround with or as if with a hedge":[]
},
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"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8hej",
"en-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"en- entry 1 + hedge , noun":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193627"
},
"enharmonically":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being notes that are written differently (such as A flat and G sharp) but sound the same in the tempered scale":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccen-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u00e4-nik"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aural anticipation of solid resolution instead opens out as the grammar reorients around the enharmonic change of perspective. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Such enharmonic transfers often are incorporated into dominant-seventh chords, among the more unstable harmonies in traditional tonal practice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Even more beguiling is Harris\u2019s use of enharmonic tones \u2014 exploiting how the same pitch can be notated as, say, G-flat or F-sharp, with different harmonic implications for each. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018",
"Coltrane\u2019s playing has always been aggressive and jarring, but the dissonance and enharmonic experimentation on Interstellar Space is otherworldly. \u2014 Zach Graham, GQ , 17 July 2017",
"Both Thundercat\u2019s 2011 album The Golden Age of the Apocalypse and his 2017 album Drunk take Coltrane-scale work and melt it into puddles of enharmonic bliss with profound authority. \u2014 Zach Graham, GQ , 17 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French enharmonique , from Middle French, of a scale employing quarter tones, from Greek enarmonios , from en in + harmonia harmony, scale":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-040711"
}
}