énouage, n.m., burling, picking.
énouer, v.a., to pick cloth; to burl.
☉enquérant, -e, adj., inquisitive, prying.
s’enquérir (s’enquérant, enquis), v.r., to inquire, to ask, to make inquiries. Il faut s’— de la vérité du fait; we must inquire into the truth of the matter.
enquête, n.f., inquiry, inquest; investigation, examination, commission. — en matière criminelle; criminal investigation. Ordonner une —; to direct an inquiry to be made; to appoint a commission of inquiry.
☉s’enquêter, v.r., to inquire, to care for.
enraciné, -e, adj., rooted, inveterate, deep seated.
enraciner, v.a., to root, to implant. Des préjugés enracinés; inveterate prejudices.
s’enraciner, v.r., to take root, to become rooted. Il ne faut pas laisser s’— les maux; evils must not be allowed to take root.
enragé, -e, part., mad, rabid, desperate, raging, enraged; obstinate, determined. Manger de la vache —e; to know hard times; to undergo great hardships. Un chien —; a mad dog.