"ensweep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ensweeps [present, singular, third-person], ensweeping [participle, present], enswept [participle, past], enswept [past]
Etymology: en- + sweep Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|sweep}} en- + sweep Head templates: {{en-verb|ensweeps|ensweeping|enswept}} ensweep (third-person singular simple present ensweeps, present participle ensweeping, simple past and past participle enswept)
  1. (transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ensweep-en-verb-lHMXMTno Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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