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ensky

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛnˈskaɪ/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To place in the sky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic, transitive

Examples

  • Late XIX cent, Francis Thompson, Grace of the Way I failed against the affluent tide; Out of this abject earth of me I was translated and enskied Into the heavenly-regioned She.

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To exalt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic, transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

History

Etymology

From en- + sky.