Endue

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Indue \In*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Induing}.] [Written also {endue}.] [L. induere to put on,
     clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L.
     exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal,
     slough, induviae clothes. Cf. {Endue} to invest.]
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     1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on.
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              The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to
        supply with moral or mental qualities.
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              Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Indued with intellectual sense and souls. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endue \En*due"\, v. t.
     An older spelling of {Endow}. --Tillotson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endue \En*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endued}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Enduing}.] [L. induere, prob. confused with E. endow. See
     {Indue}.]
     To invest. --Latham.
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           Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued
           with power from on high.                 --Luke xxiv.
                                                    49.
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           Endue them . . . with heavenly gifts.    --Book of
                                                    Common Prayer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endue
       v : give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift},
            {empower}, {invest}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "endue":
     accouter, apparel, arm, array, attire, authorize, bedeck, bedrape,
     bundle up, clothe, clothe with power, deck, deputize, dight, dower,
     drape, dress, dud, empower, enable, enclothe, endow, enrobe,
     enshroud, envelop, enwrap, equip, furnish, garb, garment,
     habilitate, invest, lap, muffle up, outfit, rag out, raiment, robe,
     sheathe, shroud, swaddle, swathe, tire, vest, wrap, wrap up