endue

(ĭn-)
tr.v., -dued, also -dued, -du·ing, -du·ing, -dues, -dues.

1. To provide with a quality or trait; endow: "A being whom I myself had formed, and endued with life, had met me at midnight among the precipices of an inaccesible mountain" (Mary Shelley).
2. To put on (a piece of clothing).

[Middle English enduen, from Old French enduire, to lead in, induct (influenced by Middle English endowen, to endow), from Latin indūcere. See induce. Sense 2, Middle English induen, to clothe, from Latin induere, to put on.]

(en-DOO, -DYOO)
verb tr., also indue
1. To invest, bestow, or endow with a gift, quality, trait, or power.
2. To put on (an item of clothing).

Etymology
From Middle English enduen (to draw on), from Old French enduire (to lead in), from Latin inducere (to put on)

What is one thing you'd do if you induce, douche, produce, subdue, seduce, reduce, or endue? You'll be leading on to something. The common link here is the Latin root ducere (to lead). And what do a noble duke and a lowly duct have in common. The same -- they lead. -Anu

Usage
"It's impossible to believe the style wasn't meant to serve as a serene respite from a messy world, to endue the owner with the same calmness and clearness of mind that its surfaces reflect." — Rachel Brown, House of Denmark Makes a Home in Okemos, Greater Lansing Business Monthly (Michigan), Sep 01, 1995.

"If thou art beautiful, and youth And thought endue thee with all truth -- Be strong; -- be worthy of the grace." — The White Doe of Rylstone: Canto 2, William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

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verb

To present with a quality, trait, or power: dower, endow, gift, gird, invest. See give/take/reciprocity.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: give qualities or abilities to
  Synonyms: endow, indue, gift, empower, invest

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skænke, udstyre med

Nederlands (Dutch)
begiftigen, macht geven, bekrachtigen, bekleden

Français (French)
v. tr. - revêtir (de), doter (de)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zur Verfügung stellen, bekleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επενδύω, ντύνω, καλύπτω

Italiano (Italian)
conferire, dotare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dotar, assumir, vestir

Русский (Russian)
наделять, облачаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dotar, ponerse, vestirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utrusta (litt.), ikläda sig, iföra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
授与, 赋与

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 授與, 賦與

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에게 부여하다, 입히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 授ける, 身に着ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهب, يكسو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חונן, העניק, הלביש‬

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