endue

en·due

(ĕn-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′) also in·due (ĭn-)

tr.v. en·dued, en·du·ing, en·dues also in·dued or in·du·ing or 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).

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

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endue

(ɪnˈdjuː) or

indue

vb (tr) , -dues, -duing or -dued

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)

[C15: from Old French enduire, from Latin indūcere, from dūcere to lead]

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en•due

(ɛnˈdu, -ˈdyu)

v.t. -dued, -du•ing.

1. to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.

2. to put on; assume.

3. to clothe.

[1350–1400; Middle English endewen to induct, initiate < Anglo-French, Old French enduire < Latin indūcere to lead in, cover, induce]

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endue

Past participle: endued
Gerund: enduing

Imperative

endue

endue

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

endue - give qualities or abilities to endow, gift, indue, invest, empower 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"

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endue

verb

To present with a quality, trait, or power:

dower, endow, gift, gird, invest.

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Translations

carregartrazer

endue

[ɪnˈdjuː] VT → dotar (with de)

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endue

vt → versehen, begaben (liter); to be endued with something → über etw (acc) → verfügen, mit etw begabt sein

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