enter
en.ter \'ent-*r\ \'ent-*-rin, 'en-trin\ \'ent-*-r*-b*l, 'en-tr*-\ vb or
en.ter.ing [ME entren, fr. OF entrer, fr. intrare, fr. intra withi]n; akin
to L inter between 1: to go or come in 2: to come into a group : JOIN 3a:
to make a beginning {~ed into business} 3b: to begin to consider a subject
4: to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession 5: to play a part
: be a factor {~ into a conversation} 1: to come or go into {~ a room} 2:
INSCRIBE, REGISTER 3: to cause to be received or admitted {~ a boy at a
school} 4: to put in : INSERT 5a: to make a beginning in : take up 5b:
to pass within the limits of (a particular period of time) 6: to become a
member of or an active participant in 7: to make report of (a ship or her
cargo) to customs authorities 8: to place in proper form before a law
court or upon record {~ a writ} 9: to go into or upon and take actual
possession of 10: to put on record way into something. ENTER is the most
general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in;
PENETRATE carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling
power that effects entrance; PIERCE adds to PENETRATE a clear implication
or suggestion of an entering point or wedge; PROBE implies penetration for
investigating or exploring something hidden from sight or knowledge -
en.ter.able aj SYN syn ENTER, PENETRATE, PIERCE, PROBE mean to make
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