endue
verb (used with object)
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
enduing
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present participleof endue.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Yet, as Politico noted a few years ago, his presidency “left an enduing influence. It’s impossible to imagine an alternate reality in which the map of the United States stood frozen in 1844.”
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2024
Iowa State: The Cyclones weren’t quite ready for the big stage, enduing one of the poorest shooting performances in recent memory.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
He was the picture of health, though as far as ever from enduing the comfortable flesh which accompanies robustness in men of calmer temperament.
From Born in Exile by George Gissing
But after Singapore she found herself enduing them with the characteristics of the heroes in the novels she had just read for the first time.
From The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath
And the Sun, the monarch of the heavens, often identified with Mithra, was regarded as the special patron of kings, enduing them with irresistible power, and guarding their lofty destiny.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
