"ensoul" meaning in English

See ensoul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ensouls [present, singular, third-person], ensouling [participle, present], ensouled [participle, past], ensouled [past]
Etymology: en- + soul Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|soul}} en- + soul Head templates: {{en-verb}} ensoul (third-person singular simple present ensouls, present participle ensouling, simple past and past participle ensouled)
  1. (transitive) To give a soul or place in the soul. Tags: transitive Related terms: ensoulment
    Sense id: en-ensoul-en-verb-XxLh0yqq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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