endue

[ en-doo, -dyoo ]

verb (used with object)

, en·dued, en·du·ing.

1. to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
2. to put on; assume:

   Hamlet endued the character of a madman.

3. to clothe.

endue

/ ɪnˈdjuː /

verb

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)

Other Words From

• unen·dued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endue¹

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”; induce

Word History and Origins

Origin of endue¹

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

Example Sentences

And with Love we cannot endue him, for that is desire in its supreme degree.

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But did not you yourself come all the way from France to endue him with the duchy of Touraine?

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Free from jealousy, he wished that all Israelites might be prophets like himself, and that31 God would endue them with His spirit.

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The copies, both quarto and folio, read, Endue our other healthful members even to a sense of pain.

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Oh, that God may endue us both with grace and wisdom to discharge this solemn and important calling!

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