IPA: /ɪnˈwiːl/
KK: /ɪnˈwiːl/
To enclose or surround something with a wheel or wheels.
The engineer decided to enwheel the new design to improve its mobility.
Past: enwheeled
Past Participle: enwheeled
The word 'enwheel' is formed from the prefix 'en-' (meaning to cause to be or to put into) and 'wheel' (from Old English 'hwēol', meaning a circular object that revolves). The term 'enwheel' means to put something into a wheel or to encircle with a wheel.
Think of 'en-' meaning to cause to be and 'wheel' as a circular object. This helps you remember that 'enwheel' means to put something into a wheel or to encircle it.