embark
embark: v.
1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by for) put or go on board a ship or aircraft (to a destination).
2 intr. (foll. by on, upon) engage in an activity or undertaking. øøembarkation n. (in sense 1). [F embarquer (as IN-(2), BARK(3))]

emulsifier
emulsifier: n.
1 any substance that stabilizes an emulsion, esp. a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
2 an apparatus used for producing an emulsion.

extrinsic
extrinsic: adj.
1 not inherent or intrinsic; not essential (opp. INTRINSIC).
2 (often foll. by to) extraneous; lying outside; not belonging (to).
3 originating or operating from without. øøextrinsically adv. [LL extrinsicus outward f. L extrinsecus (adv.) f. exter outside + secus beside]

equivocate
equivocate: v.intr. use ambiguity to conceal the truth. øøequivocation n. equivocator n. equivocatory adj. [ME f. LL aequivocare (as EQUIVOCAL)]

employment
employment: n.
1 the act of employing or the state of being employed.
2 a person's regular trade or profession. øemployment agency a business that finds employers or employees for those seeking them. employment office (formerly employment exchange) Brit. any of a number of government offices concerned with advising and finding work for the unemployed.

expanse
expanse: n.
1 a wide continuous area or extent of land, space, etc.
2 an amount of expansion. [mod.L expansum neut. past part. (as EXPAND)]

elemental
elemental: adj. & n. --adj.
1 of the four elements.
2 of the powers of nature (elemental worship).
3 comparable to a force of nature (elemental grandeur; elemental tumult).
4 uncompounded (elemental oxygen).
5 essential. --n. an entity or force thought to be physically manifested by occult means. øøelementalism n. (in senses 1, 2). [med.L elementalis (as ELEMENT)]

etching
etching: n.
1 a print made from an etched plate.
2 the art of producing these plates.

emancipate
emancipate: v.tr.
1 free from restraint, esp. legal, social, or political.
2 (usu. as emancipated adj.) cause to be less inhibited by moral or social convention.
3 free from slavery. øøemancipation n. emancipator n. emancipatory adj. [L emancipare transfer property (as E-, manus hand + capere take)]

ethnology
ethnology: n. the comparative scientific study of human peoples. øøethnologic adj. ethnological adj. ethnologist n.

especially
especially: adv. chiefly; much more than in other cases.

estreat
estreat: n. & v. Law --n.
1 a copy of a court record of a fine etc. for use in prosecution.
2 the enforcement of a fine or forfeiture of a recognizance. --v.tr. enforce the forfeit of (a fine etc., esp. surety for bail). [ME f. AF estrete, OF estraite f. estraire f. L extrahere EXTRACT]

excellence
excellence: n.
1 the state of excelling; surpassing merit or quality.
2 the activity etc. in which a person excels. [ME f. OF excellence or L excellentia (as EXCEL)]

embalm
embalm: v.tr.
1 preserve (a corpse) from decay orig. with spices, now by means of arterial injection.
2 preserve from oblivion.
3 endue with balmy fragrance. øøembalmer n. embalmment n. [ME f. OF embaumer (as EN-(1), BALM)]

eventing
eventing: n. Brit. participation in equestrian competitions, esp. dressage and showjumping. [EVEN.
3 as in three-day event]

economics
economics: n.pl. (treated as sing..
1 a the science of the production and distribution of wealth. b the application of this to a particular subject (the economics of publishing).
2 the condition of a country etc. as regards material prosperity.

evangelical
evangelical: adj. & n. --adj.
1 of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion.
2 of the Protestant school maintaining that the doctrine of salvation by faith in the Atonement is the essence of the gospel. --n. a member of the evangelical school. øøevangelicalism n. evangelically adv. [eccl.L evangelicus f. eccl.Gk euaggelikos (as EVANGEL)]

elsewhere
elsewhere: adv. in or to some other place. [OE elles hwór (as ELSE, WHERE)]

emblazon
emblazon: v.tr.
1 a portray conspicuously, as on a heraldic shield. b adorn (a shield) with heraldic devices.
2 adorn brightly and conspicuously.
3 celebrate, extol. øøemblazonment n.

erroneous
erroneous: adj. incorrect; arising from error. øøerroneously adv. erroneousness n. [ME f. OF erroneus or L erroneus f. erro -onis vagabond (as ERR)]

eclipser
enchilada
enchilada: n. a tortilla with chilli sauce and usu. a filling, esp. meat. [Amer. Sp., fem. past part. of enchilar season with chilli]