endue

en·due

transitive verb \in-ˈdü, -ˈdyü, en-\

en·dued or in·dueden·du·ing or in·du·ing

Definition of ENDUE

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-\

Examples of ENDUE

1. <professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor>
2. <she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism>

Origin of ENDUE

Middle English, from Anglo-French enduire to introduce, imbue, from Latin inducere — more at induce

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ENDUE

Synonyms

infuse (or indue), imbue, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse

Related Words

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven; implant, instill, plant; impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate; deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms

deprive, divest, strip; clear, empty; eliminate, remove, take away

Rhymes with ENDUE

accrue, achoo, adieu, ado, Agnew, aircrew, airscrew, anew, askew, babu, Baku, bamboo, battu, battue, bayou, bedew, beshrew, bestrew, bijou, boo-boo, boubou, brand-new, breakthrough, burgoo, cachou, can-do, canoe, caoutchouc, Carew, Cebu, Chonju, construe, Corfu, corkscrew, coypu, CQ, cuckoo, curfew, debut, Depew, doo-doo, ecu, ensue, eschew, floor-through, fondue, fordo, Gansu, Gentoo, Gifu, goo-goo, GQ, ground crew, gumshoe, guru, hairdo, hereto, Hindu, home brew, Honshu, horseshoe, how-to, HQ, Hutu, igloo, imbrue, imbue, IQ, jackscrew, K2, Kansu, karoo, Karoo, kazoo, Khufu, kung fu, Kwangju, leadscrew, lean-to, long view, make-do, Matthew, me-too, mildew, milieu, miscue, misdo, muumuu, non-U, old-shoe, one-two, on view, outdo, perdu, Peru, poilu, prau, preview, pursue, purview, ragout, redo, renew, Renfrew, review, revue, rough-hew, run-through, sandshoe, Sardou, see-through, set-to, setscrew, shampoo, sinew, skiddoo, snafu, snowshoe, soft-shoe, span-new, subdue, surtout, taboo, Taegu, tattoo, thank-you, thereto, thumbscrew, to-do, too-too, tree shrew, undo, undue, unglue, unscrew, untrue, vatu, vendue, venue, virtu, voodoo, wahoo, walk-through, wherethrough, whereto, who's who, worldview, yahoo, yoo-hoo