ensweep en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + sweep.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly or to sweep up.
A blaze of meteors shoot: ensweeping first The lower skies
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ensweeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enswept | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enswept | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ensweeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |