enbliss en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + bliss.
Meanings
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(transitive) To endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
Oh, how I will kiss thee, How I'll embliss thee, When thou art a-bed with me!
1783, Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Henry Fielding:In the world to come, Christopher Kelch would serve truth in his actions, and truth would fill him and own him and enbliss him and conquer every blood cell, every doubt, and redden every unbinary gray.
2002, Gary Sernovitz, The Contrarians:Its beauty was so fine, so high enblissed, My heart ached for the mystery that it missed.
1911, William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease, The Pacific Monthly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enblisses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enblissed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enblissed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| embliss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| enblissing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
gratify · please · happify · enbliss · warm the cockles of someone's heart · raise someone's spirits · elate · turn the frown upside down · fain · gladden · cherish · beatify · elate · blissen · hearten · cheer up · warm someone's heart · light up · content · make someone's day · cheer · bright · gay · rejoice · delight · gladden someone's heart · upcheer · elevate · begladden · perk up · enrapture · laetificate · jollify · exhilarate · happy · blissen · fetch