endue

  • 11endue — or indue transitive verb (endued or indued; enduing or induing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enduire to introduce, imbue, from Latin inducere more at induce Date: 15th century 1. provide, endow < endued with the rights of a&#8230; …

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  • 12endue — /en dooh , dyooh /, v.t., endued, enduing. 1. to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty. 2. to put on; assume: Hamlet endued the character of a madman. 3. to clothe. Also, indue. [1350 1400; ME endewen to induct, initiate < AF, OF&#8230; …

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  • 13endue — Synonyms and related words: accouter, apparel, arm, array, attire, authorize, bedeck, bedrape, bundle up, clothe, clothe with power, deck, deputize, dight, dower, drape, dress, dud, empower, enable, enclothe, endow, enrobe, enshroud, envelop,&#8230; …

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  • 14endue — attendue descendue distendue défendue dépendue détendue entendue fendue hypertendue hypotendue invendue pendue prétendue redescendue rendue revendue sous entendue sous tendue suspendue tendue vendue étendue …

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  • 15endue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, clothe, furnish. See power. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To present with a quality, trait, or power: dower, endow, gift, gird, invest. See GIVE …

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  • 16endue — v. furnish with some quality or ability; take on, assume; put on clothing, dress …

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  • 17endue — [ɪn dju:, ɛn ] verb (endues, enduing, endued) literary endow with a quality or ability. Origin ME: from OFr. enduire, partly from L. inducere (see induce), reinforced by the sense of L. induere put on clothes …

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  • 18endue — v. a. [Written also Indue.] Supply, invest, clothe, endow, enrich …

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  • 19endue — en·due …

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  • 20endue — en•due [[t]ɛnˈdu, ˈdyu[/t]] v. t. dued, du•ing 1) to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty 2) to put on; assume 3) to clothe • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME endewen to induct, initiate &LT; AF, OF enduire &LT; L indūcere to lead in,&#8230; …

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