endue
[ en-doo, -dyoo ]
/ ɛnˈdu, -ˈdyu /
Save This Word!
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.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Also in·due [in-doo, -dyoo] /ɪnˈdu, -ˈdyu/ .
Origin of endue
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English endewen “to induct, initiate,” from Anglo-French, Old French enduire, from Latin indūcere “to lead in, cover, induce”; see induce
OTHER WORDS FROM endue
un·en·dued, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use endue in a sentence
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012