"enhauncen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈhau̯nsən/, /ɛnˈhansən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre. The second /n/ is an unetymological excrescence. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|enhaucier|enhauncer}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enhauncer, {{der|enm|VL.|*altiare|*inaltiāre}} Vulgar Latin *inaltiāre Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} enhauncen, {{enm-verb|stem=enhaunc}} enhauncen (third-person singular simple present enhaunceth, present participle enhauncende, enhauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enhaunced) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|enhaunc}} Forms: enhaunceth [present, singular, third-person], enhauncende [participle, present], enhauncynge [participle, present], enhaunced [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], enhauncen [infinitive], to enhauncen [infinitive], enhaunce [infinitive], enhaunce [first-person, present, singular], enhaunced [first-person, past, singular], enhauncest [present, second-person, singular], enhauncedest [past, second-person, singular], enhaunceth [present, singular, third-person], enhaunced [past, singular, third-person], enhaunce [present, singular, subjunctive], enhaunced [past, singular, subjunctive], enhaunce [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], enhauncen [plural, present], enhaunce [plural, present], enhaunceden [past, plural], enhauncede [past, plural], enhaunceth [imperative, plural, present], enhaunce [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], enhauncynge [participle, present], enhauncende [participle, present], enhaunced [participle, past], yenhaunced [participle, past]
  1. To lift, heighten, or raise up:
    (rare) To install a column or other vertical object.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-edGez9MK Disambiguation of Money: 16 16 1 2 12 13 2 13 2 6 2 10 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 3 6 5 12 3 11 3 9 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 3 4 5 12 3 11 2 6 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 2 2 3 14 2 13 2 8 3 2 2
  2. To lift, heighten, or raise up:
    (rare) To heighten ground or floor.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-oyph0Xrw Disambiguation of Money: 16 16 1 2 12 13 2 13 2 6 2 10 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 3 6 5 12 3 11 3 9 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 3 4 5 12 3 11 2 6 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 2 2 3 14 2 13 2 8 3 2 2
  3. To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
    To commend or laud; to give applause.
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-MRXOHV7i
  4. To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
    To grant a lofty position; to promote or honour.
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-twYfRmaL
  5. To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
    To cause to become (more) wealthy, successful, or powerful.
    Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-Ak-KSARD Disambiguation of Money: 16 16 1 2 12 13 2 13 2 6 2 10 5
  6. To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
    To cheer up; to make happier or more assured.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Money
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-v~G2H-~r Disambiguation of Emotions: 11 11 3 3 3 37 3 17 7 2 1 0 4 Disambiguation of Money: 16 16 1 2 12 13 2 13 2 6 2 10 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 3 6 5 12 3 11 3 9 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 3 4 5 12 3 11 2 6 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 2 2 3 14 2 13 2 8 3 2 2
  7. To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
    To provide with knowledge, wisdom or skill.
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-I2nJnthZ
  8. To feel (excessively) prideful or vain; to have excessive pride. Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-gOODxyeu Disambiguation of Money: 16 16 1 2 12 13 2 13 2 6 2 10 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 3 6 5 12 3 11 3 9 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 3 4 5 12 3 11 2 6 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 2 2 3 14 2 13 2 8 3 2 2
  9. (rare) To instill pride or vanity; to make vain. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-~836G1ee
  10. (rare) To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-HrysxCXS
  11. (rare) To become or cause to become more expensive. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-1LZPctFX
  12. (rare) To become wealthy or rich. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-tdjKj9OS
  13. (rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet). Tags: rare Categories (topical): Astrology
    Sense id: en-enhauncen-enm-verb-iDBDQbYK Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: enhaunsynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "To install a column or other vertical object."
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        "(rare) To install a column or other vertical object."
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        "To heighten ground or floor."
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          "floor",
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        "(rare) To heighten ground or floor."
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        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To commend or laud; to give applause."
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        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To grant a lofty position; to promote or honour."
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        "To cause to become (more) wealthy, successful, or powerful."
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      "glosses": [
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        "To cheer up; to make happier or more assured."
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        "To provide with knowledge, wisdom or skill."
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        [
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          "skill"
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        [
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          "prideful"
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        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
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        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To instill pride or vanity; to make vain."
      ],
      "id": "en-enhauncen-enm-verb-~836G1ee",
      "links": [
        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
        ],
        [
          "vanity",
          "vanity"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To instill pride or vanity; to make vain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent."
      ],
      "id": "en-enhauncen-enm-verb-HrysxCXS",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To become or cause to become more expensive."
      ],
      "id": "en-enhauncen-enm-verb-1LZPctFX",
      "links": [
        [
          "expensive",
          "expensive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To become or cause to become more expensive."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To become wealthy or rich."
      ],
      "id": "en-enhauncen-enm-verb-tdjKj9OS",
      "links": [
        [
          "wealthy",
          "wealthy"
        ],
        [
          "rich",
          "rich"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To become wealthy or rich."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
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          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "enm:Astrology",
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            "Obsolete scientific theories",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Occult",
            "History of science",
            "Sciences",
            "Forteana",
            "Supernatural",
            "History",
            "All topics",
            "Folklore",
            "Fundamental",
            "Culture",
            "Society"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be influential (of a planet)."
      ],
      "id": "en-enhauncen-enm-verb-iDBDQbYK",
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        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈhau̯nsən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈhansən/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anhansy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anhaunse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "anhaunsen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhance"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhansen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhaunce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhaunse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhaunsyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhawnce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enhawse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "in-hawnse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enhauncen"
}
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    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "enm:Money"
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      "name": "bor+"
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        "3": "*altiare",
        "4": "*inaltiāre"
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      "form": "enhaunceth",
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      "form": "enhauncende",
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        "present"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "enhaunced",
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "weak",
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      "form": "to enhauncen",
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        "infinitive"
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        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "enhauncedest",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "enhaunceth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "enhaunce",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "enhaunce",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "enhauncen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "enhaunce",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "enhaunceden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "enhauncede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "enhaunceth",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "enhaunce",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "enhauncynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enhauncende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enhaunced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yenhaunced",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "enhauncen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "enhaunc"
      },
      "expansion": "enhauncen (third-person singular simple present enhaunceth, present participle enhauncende, enhauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enhaunced)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
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      "args": {
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "enhaunsynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lift, heighten, or raise up:",
        "To install a column or other vertical object."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lift",
          "lift"
        ],
        [
          "heighten",
          "heighten"
        ],
        [
          "raise up",
          "raise up"
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          "column",
          "column"
        ]
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        "To lift, heighten, or raise up:",
        "(rare) To install a column or other vertical object."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lift, heighten, or raise up:",
        "To heighten ground or floor."
      ],
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          "lift"
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          "heighten",
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          "raise up"
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          "floor",
          "floor"
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        "To lift, heighten, or raise up:",
        "(rare) To heighten ground or floor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To commend or laud; to give applause."
      ],
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        [
          "commend",
          "commend"
        ],
        [
          "laud",
          "laud"
        ],
        [
          "applause",
          "applause"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To grant a lofty position; to promote or honour."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "position",
          "position"
        ],
        [
          "promote",
          "promote"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To cause to become (more) wealthy, successful, or powerful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wealthy",
          "wealthy"
        ],
        [
          "successful",
          "successful"
        ],
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To cheer up; to make happier or more assured."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cheer up",
          "cheer up"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To better or improve someone; to make someone better:",
        "To provide with knowledge, wisdom or skill."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ],
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To feel (excessively) prideful or vain; to have excessive pride."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prideful",
          "prideful"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To instill pride or vanity; to make vain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
        ],
        [
          "vanity",
          "vanity"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To instill pride or vanity; to make vain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become or cause to become more expensive."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expensive",
          "expensive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To become or cause to become more expensive."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become wealthy or rich."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wealthy",
          "wealthy"
        ],
        [
          "rich",
          "rich"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To become wealthy or rich."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Astrology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be influential (of a planet)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈhau̯nsən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈhansən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "anhansy"
    },
    {
      "word": "anhaunse"
    },
    {
      "word": "anhaunsen"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhance"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhansen"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhaunce"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhaunse"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhaunsyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhawnce"
    },
    {
      "word": "enhawse"
    },
    {
      "word": "in-hawnse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enhauncen"
}

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