enqueue

To add an item to a queue. [from 20th c.]

Verb

  1. To add an item to a queue. [from 20th c.]

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English queue English enqueue From en- + queue.

Forms

enqueues enqueuing enqueueing enqueued

Antonyms

dequeue

Derived

enqueuer

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