ENCOURAGING
En*cour"a*ging, a.
Defn: Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
— En*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.
ENCOWL
En*cowl", v. t.
Defn: To make a monk (or wearer of a cowl) of. [R.] Drayton.
ENCRADLE
En*cra"dle, v. t.
Defn: To lay in a cradle.
ENCRATITE
En"cra*tite, n. Etym: [L. Encratitae, pl., fr. Gr. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food; — called also Continent.
ENCREASE
En*crease", v. t. &
Defn: i. [Obs.] See Increase.