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enship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-ship
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put aboard a ship.

Transitive verb

verb

To travel or send by ship.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of earlier inship, equivalent to in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

enships (present, singular) enshipping (participle, present) enshipped (participle, past) enshipped (past) inship (alternative)

Synonyms

embark

Questions

What does enship mean?
To put aboard a ship.
Where does enship come from?
Alteration of earlier inship, equivalent to in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

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