Difference in en / inspirit?

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In a synonym dictionary, I came across the word "inspirit", which is said to mean "enliven". https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inspirit

However, then I stumbled across the word "enspirit".

I want to ask is this a difference between British and American English, or are there slight, subtle differences in the meanings to these two words?

enspirit was never common, and both words are very rare these days. — stangdon, Mar 23, 2017 at 18:54
What @stangdon said. I find it ironic that the link in the question proudly identifies itself as Oxford living Dictionaries. To my mind, both inspirit and enspirit are deader than dodos, so it's a bit academic to speculate on possible differences in meaning (which I doubt ever existed anyway). — FumbleFingers, Mar 23, 2017 at 20:18

Jay · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-23 19:02:07Z

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I had to look up "inspirit". I didn't remember the word at all. I think it's very rare. "enspirit" was not in thefreedictionary.com.

Today we generally say "inspire" rather than "inspirit". I think the meaning is basically the same.

answered Mar 23, 2017 at 19:02

Jay

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