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endue

verb en·due \in-ˈdü, -ˈdyü, en-\
en·dued or in·dueden·du·ing or in·du·ing

Definition of ENDUE

transitive verb
1
:  provide, endow <endued with the rights of a citizen>
2
:  imbue, transfuse <a mummy again endued with animation — Mary W. Shelley>
3
[Middle English induen; influenced by Latin induere to put on] :  put on, don

Variants of ENDUE

en·due or in·due \in-\
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Origin of ENDUE

Middle English, from Anglo-French enduire to introduce, imbue, from Latin inducere — more at induce
First Known Use: 15th century

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