enode

E1N1O1D2E1

verb

To clear of knots; to make clear.

OriginLatin enodare →
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Meanings

verbenode (third-person singular simple present enodes, present participle enoding, simple past and past participle enoded)

present singular third person enodes · participle present enoding · participle past enoded · past enoded

  1. obsoleteTo clear of knots; to make clear.

    Riddles which require great study to enode them.

    1684, Samuel Willard, Mercy magnified on a penitent prodigal

Origin

  1. Latinenodare
  2. Englishenode

From Latin enodare, from e (“out”) + nodare (“to fill with knots”), from nodus (“a knot”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

doneeDeeon
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enode.

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