enchafe

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verb

To make warm, to heat.

OriginMiddle English enchaufen →
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Meanings

verbenchafe (third-person singular simple present enchafes, present participle enchafing, simple past and past participle enchafed)

present singular third person enchafes · participle present enchafing · participle past enchafed · past enchafed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo make warm, to heat.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishenchaufen
  2. Englishenchafe

From Middle English enchaufen, a modification of achaufen after the prefix en-.

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APA

enchafe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchafe

MLA

“enchafe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchafe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enchafe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchafe.

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