late 14c., "connect, involve, entangle," from Old French enlacer "trap, ensnare, capture," from Late Latin *inlaciare, from in- (from PIE root *en "in") + *lacius, from Latin laqueus "noose" (see lace (n.)). Related: Enlaced; enlacing.
enjoin
enjoy
enjoyable
enjoyment
enkindle
enlace
enlarge
enlargement
enlighten
enlightened
enlightenment