em-
(EM)within, put into
Latin (through French) for within or put into. To empower is to put power into someone; to enclose is to put something inside walls.
Example words
empower
to give power to someone
embrace
to take into one's arms
encircle
to form a circle around
enchant
to put under a spell; to charm
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing em-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
empower
to give power to someone
embrace
to take into one's arms
encircle
to form a circle around
enchant
to put under a spell; to charm
empathy
feeling another person's feelings as if from inside
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