enwisen

E1N1W4I1S1E1N1
UK/ɛnˈwaɪzən/

verb

Render wiser; make scient by subtle means.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbenwisen (third-person singular simple present enwisens, present participle enwisening, simple past and past participle enwisened)

present singular third person enwisens · participle present enwisening · participle past enwisened · past enwisened

  1. Render wiser; make scient by subtle means.

    Dwelling who knows where, the archetypes constitute, one might say, a set of psyche instructions that traverse time and space and enwisen each new generation.

    1997, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype, page 355

Origin

Translations

Finnish viisastaa
  • viisastaarender wiser
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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