endue

[ en-doo, -dyoo ]
/ ɛnˈdu, -ˈdyu /
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verb (used with object), en·dued, en·du·ing.

to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
to put on; assume: Hamlet endued the character of a madman.
to clothe.

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Also indue.

Origin of endue

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

OTHER WORDS FROM endue

un·en·dued, adjective

Words nearby endue

endpoint, endrin, ends of the earth, the, endshake, endsville, endue, endurable, endurance, endurance race, endurance ratio, endurant
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Words related to endue

grant, provide, invest, dower, award, endow, furnish, indue

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British Dictionary definitions for endue

endue

indue

/ (ɪnˈdjuː) /

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

(usually foll by with) to invest or provide, as with some quality or trait
rare (foll by with) to clothe or dress (in)

Word Origin for endue

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