enduing

verb

variants or induing
present participle of endue
1
as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor

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2
as in endowing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism

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  1. suffusing
  2. endowing
  3. infusing
  4. blessing
  5. imbuing
  6. gifting
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  • The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • Much of the series is set in claustrophobic corridors, backrooms and basements, endowing it with the sense of a labyrinth that its anti-terror agents have to navigate.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of endowing
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  • After studying Central Texas barbecue online and on TV, Santana began infusing his classic Southern meats with the Dominican flavors of oregano, sofrito, adobo, sour orange, molasses, honey, and achiote.
    — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The new record is the closest that the two have come to infusing their distinctive DJing style into their original productions.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • Big up to the D’Angelo family as well for blessing me with the opportunity to be able to have his first step out since his transition.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
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  • Rory Nguyen, software engineer, left, and Liam Wilson, client advisory, work on imbuing computer devices with life, installing operating systems onto computer devices, at the office of Go.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • People Are Manipulated, Not Just Systems Phishing and social engineering attacks are launched against potential victims and work by imbuing fear, urgency, greed and curiosity.
    — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of imbuing
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  • People share strong reactions to the reality star gifting his teen an expensive set of wheels.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The assortment taps into the growing appetite for elevated casual wear and standout holiday dressing, while offering a fresh take on gifting, Lucky Brand stated.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of gifting
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“Enduing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enduing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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