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endue

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en·due  (n-d, -dy) also in·due (n-)
tr.v. en·dued also in·dued, en·du·ing also in·du·ing, en·dues also in·dues
1. To provide with a quality or trait; endow: "A being whom I myself had formed, and endued with life, had met me at midnight among the precipices of an inaccesible mountain" (Mary Shelley).
2. To put on (a piece of clothing).

[Middle English enduen, from Old French enduire, to lead in, induct (influenced by Middle English endowen, to endow), from Latin indcere; see induce. Sense 2, Middle English induen, to clothe, from Latin induere, to put on; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

endue, indue [ɪnˈdjuː]
vb -dues, -duing, -dued (tr)
1. (usually foll by with) to invest or provide, as with some quality or trait
2. Rare (foll by with) to clothe or dress (in)
[from Old French enduire, from Latin indūcere, from dūcere to lead]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.endue - give qualities or abilities to
enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory"
Translations
endue [ɪnˈdjuː] VTdotar (with de)
endue
vtversehen, begaben (liter); to be endued with somethingüber etw (acc)verfügen, mit etw begabt sein


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But can you give little Gerda nothing to take which will endue her with power over the whole?
Governor Bellingham, in a loose gown and easy cap -- such as elderly gentlemen loved to endue themselves with, in their domestic privacy -- walked foremost, and appeared to be showing off his estate, and expatiating on his projected improvements.
They are so great that it cannot hamper them; they are so vital that they enlarge it to their own proportions and endue it with something of their own living force.
 
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