dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/enu_MW.json
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{
"Enugu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in a coal-mining region of southern Nigeria population 408,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0101-\u02c8n\u00fc-g\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082430",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"enucleate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": explain":[],
": to deprive of a nucleus":[],
": to remove without cutting into":[
"enucleate a tumor",
"enucleate the eyeball"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin enucleatus , past participle of enucleare , literally, to remove the kernel from, from e- + nucleus kernel \u2014 more at nucleus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0113-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)\u0113-\u02c8n\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"-kl\u0113-\u0259t, -\u02cc\u0101t",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081727",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"enumerable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": countable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The area became a victim of the broader forces of rural decline that have left enumerable communities across the country emptied or reduced to shadows of their former selves. \u2014 Samuel Gilbert, Outside Online , 16 May 2020",
"The rewards are enumerable , for both mentee and mentor. \u2014 Erin Hutchinson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Apparently so\u2014a reminder that erotic charisma is a spell cast by action, not a collection of enumerable traits. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-m\u0259-",
"i-\u02c8n(y)\u00fcm-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101810",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"enumerate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to ascertain the number of : count":[],
": to specify one after another : list":[]
},
"examples":[
"Let me enumerate my reasons for doing this.",
"I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steven Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s exceptionally detailed, poster-like woodcuts enumerate threats to bees and butterflies. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The report stipulates that due to missing records, the exact numbers may never be known, but Haaland said one goal of the new initiative is to enumerate them as fully as possible. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Conversely, the Constitution does appear to enumerate a right to vote, notably in the Fifteenth Amendment. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Any serious music lover can enumerate without difficulty three-dozen Soviet pianists who made important Beethoven recordings. \u2014 Norman Lebrecht, WSJ , 1 Apr. 2022",
"One historian, years ago, decided to collect and enumerate all the scholarly explanations for the fall of Rome. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"There was a part of me that wanted Janet to take this opportunity to unload on everybody involved \u2014 to enumerate the layers of hypocrisy involved in the whole moral panic of it all. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Loyal fans can fiercely debate and enumerate the merits of each, like which has the best rides, fireworks and food. \u2014 Victoria Brown, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The documents do not enumerate in detail who is eligible for an additional vaccine dose. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 16 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin enumeratus , past participle of enumerare , from e- + numerare to count, from numerus number":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
"i-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"detail",
"itemize",
"list",
"numerate",
"recite",
"reel off",
"rehearse",
"tick (off)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022347",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enumeration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of counting something or a count made of something":[
"In fact, the idea of the census as a head count may be out of date; it may be more efficient and cost-effective to replace enumeration with statistical sampling.",
"\u2014 David P. Hamilton"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02ccn(y)\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075323",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enumeration clause":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a clause in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requiring a count of the population in each state every ten years for the purpose of apportioning representatives":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enumerative induction":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inductive verification of a universal proposition by enumeration and examination of all the instances to which it applies":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222815",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enumerator":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Out of financial necessity during the pandemic, reporter Jeremy Miller becomes a census enumerator in Richmond, California, for $25 an hour. \u2014 Longreads , 24 Oct. 2021",
"After his job as an enumerator for the Census Bureau ended, Freddy Sweet of San Francisco signed up for unemployment. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 July 2021",
"Over the weekend, an enumerator in Texas contacted the court, saying census employees there were being instructed to wrap up operations by Sept. 30 despite the ruling. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Even so, like most people, Shandiin Herrera, a Din\u00e9 citizen and census enumerator who lives in Navajo Nation in southern Utah, didn\u2019t think too much about the census before last year. \u2014 Nick Martin, The New Republic , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Freddy Sweet, a 78-year-old who lives in the Inner Richmond, worked as a census enumerator in 2010 and said this year has been a very different experience. \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"His wife, a teacher, took a temporary second job this month with the U.S. Census Bureau as an enumerator . \u2014 Jessica Menton, USA TODAY , 25 Aug. 2020",
"The Florida enumerator said her mask was flimsy and too big for her face. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"The Florida enumerator said her mask was flimsy and too big for her face. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075431",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enunciate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": announce , proclaim":[
"enunciated the new policy"
],
": articulate , pronounce":[
"enunciate all the syllables"
],
": to make a definite or systematic statement of":[],
": to utter articulate sounds":[]
},
"examples":[
"He set out to enunciate the basic principles of his system.",
"enunciate a basic set of beliefs",
"Children should be taught to enunciate clearly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Waiting for the sourdough to rise has given people the patience to enunciate multisyllable names like Genevieve, Josephine, and Theodore. \u2014 Laura Lane, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The fatty meat and wok hei work well together to enunciate the charred flavor in each bite, offset by pungent Thai basil and young green peppercorns. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Speaking at a measured pace can also help you to enunciate your words and ensure your colleagues understand each word communicated through the technology. \u2014 Avery Blank, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"To confront the truth is first to enunciate it, and on neither count was American society equal to the task. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Abigail, the first deaf contestant in the franchise's history, reveals her cochlear implants to Matt, who promises to enunciate clearly for her. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2021",
"James, in a particularly cute moment, promised to always enunciate clearly for her. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 4 Jan. 2021",
"The former vice president, who struggled growing up with a stutter, stuttered slightly at the start of the program and at one point squeezed his eyes shut and slowed down his response to clearly enunciate his words. \u2014 The Associated Press, NOLA.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The former vice president, who struggled growing up with a stutter, stuttered slightly at the start of the program and at one point squeezed his eyes shut and slowed down his response to clearly enunciate his words. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, Star Tribune , 16 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin enuntiatus , past participle of enuntiare to report, declare, from e- + nuntiare to report \u2014 more at announce":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0113-\u02c8n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0113-\u02c8n\u0259n-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"articulate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220226",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"enunciation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": announce , proclaim":[
"enunciated the new policy"
],
": articulate , pronounce":[
"enunciate all the syllables"
],
": to make a definite or systematic statement of":[],
": to utter articulate sounds":[]
},
"examples":[
"He set out to enunciate the basic principles of his system.",
"enunciate a basic set of beliefs",
"Children should be taught to enunciate clearly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Waiting for the sourdough to rise has given people the patience to enunciate multisyllable names like Genevieve, Josephine, and Theodore. \u2014 Laura Lane, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The fatty meat and wok hei work well together to enunciate the charred flavor in each bite, offset by pungent Thai basil and young green peppercorns. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Speaking at a measured pace can also help you to enunciate your words and ensure your colleagues understand each word communicated through the technology. \u2014 Avery Blank, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"To confront the truth is first to enunciate it, and on neither count was American society equal to the task. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Abigail, the first deaf contestant in the franchise's history, reveals her cochlear implants to Matt, who promises to enunciate clearly for her. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2021",
"James, in a particularly cute moment, promised to always enunciate clearly for her. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 4 Jan. 2021",
"The former vice president, who struggled growing up with a stutter, stuttered slightly at the start of the program and at one point squeezed his eyes shut and slowed down his response to clearly enunciate his words. \u2014 The Associated Press, NOLA.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The former vice president, who struggled growing up with a stutter, stuttered slightly at the start of the program and at one point squeezed his eyes shut and slowed down his response to clearly enunciate his words. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, Star Tribune , 16 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin enuntiatus , past participle of enuntiare to report, declare, from e- + nuntiare to report \u2014 more at announce":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0113-\u02c8n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0113-\u02c8n\u0259n-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"articulate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085159",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"enunciative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": relating to enunciation":[],
": serving to enunciate : declarative":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin enunciativus, enuntiativus , from enunciatus, enuntiatus + -ivus -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"|\u0113v also |\u0259v sometimes -n\u0259nch(\u0113)\u0259|",
"|t|"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174801",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"enure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to accustom to accept something undesirable":[
"children inured to violence"
],
": to become of advantage":[
"policies that inure to the benefit of employees"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"e-",
"-\u02c8nyu\u0307r",
"i-\u02c8nu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073956",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enuresis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the involuntary discharge of urine : incontinence of urine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The result of this was a return to normal at school, and a cessation of the enuresis at night. \u2014 Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books , 7 Sep. 2021",
"By their teenage years, only 1 to 2 percent of the population continues to have problems staying dry at night, a condition known as nocturnal enuresis . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"There are two forms of enuresis , primary and secondary. \u2014 Wendy Glaberson, M.d., miamiherald , 10 Apr. 2018",
"Nocturnal enuresis , as the condition is formally called, is defined as bedwetting in kids 5 or older. \u2014 Courtenay Harris Bond, Philly.com , 25 Oct. 2017",
"About 15 percent of children with nocturnal enuresis grow out of the condition without any specific treatment. \u2014 Courtenay Harris Bond, Philly.com , 25 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1800, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek enourein to urinate in, wet the bed, from en- + ourein to urinate \u2014 more at urine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccen-yu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084530",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
}
}