transitive verb
or in·due ə̇nˈd(y)ü, en-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English endewen, enduen, induen (in sense 1 influenced in meaning by Middle English endowen to endow), from Middle French enduire to bring in, introduce, digest, from Latin inducere to bring in, introduce, induce — more at induce
1.
a.
(1) : provide , supply — usually used with with
(2) : invest — usually used with with
the court endued him with the full rights of a citizen
b. : imbue , transfuse — usually used with with
endue an object with life
2.
[Middle English induen to take upon oneself, clothe, from Latin induere to put on, don, from ind- (from Old Latin indu, endo in) + -uere (as in exuere to take off) — more at indigenous , exuviae ]
a. : to put on : don
b. : clothe — usually used with with
endued with gorgeous robes
3. obsolete : digest — used chiefly of hawks