endue
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
to put on; assume: Hamlet endued the character of a madman.
to clothe.
Origin of endue
1- Also in·due [in-doo, -dyoo] /ɪnˈdu, -ˈdyu/ .
Other words from endue
- un·en·dued, adjective
Words Nearby endue
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How to use endue in a sentence
And with Love we cannot endue him, for that is desire in its supreme degree.
The Hidden Power | Thomas TrowardBut did not you yourself come all the way from France to endue him with the duchy of Touraine?
The Black Douglas | S. R. CrockettFree from jealousy, he wished that all Israelites might be prophets like himself, and that31 God would endue them with His spirit.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThe copies, both quarto and folio, read, endue our other healthful members even to a sense of pain.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies | Samuel JohnsonOh, that God may endue us both with grace and wisdom to discharge this solemn and important calling!
Birth of a Reformation | Andrew Byers
British Dictionary definitions for endue
indue
/ (ɪnˈdjuː) /
(usually foll by with) to invest or provide, as with some quality or trait
rare (foll by with) to clothe or dress (in)
Origin of endue
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