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en·due (ĕn-do͞o′, -dyo͞o′) also in·due (ĭn-)tr.v. en·dued, en·du·ing, en·dues also in·dued or in·du·ing or in·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; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]endue (ɪnˈdjuː) or induevb (tr) , -dues, -duing or -dued1. (usually foll by with) to invest or provide, as with some quality or trait2. rare (foll by with) to clothe or dress (in)[C15: from Old French enduire, from Latin indūcere, from dūcere to lead]en•due (ɛnˈdu, -ˈdyu) v.t. -dued, -du•ing. 1. to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty. 2. to put on; assume. 3. to clothe. [1350–1400; Middle English endewen to induct, initiate < Anglo-French, Old French enduire < Latin indūcere to lead in, cover, induce] endue Past participle: endued Gerund: enduing
Present |
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I endue | you endue | he/she/it endues | we endue | you endue | they endue |
Preterite |
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I endued | you endued | he/she/it endued | we endued | you endued | they endued |
Present Continuous |
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I am enduing | you are enduing | he/she/it is enduing | we are enduing | you are enduing | they are enduing |
Present Perfect |
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I have endued | you have endued | he/she/it has endued | we have endued | you have endued | they have endued |
Past Continuous |
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I was enduing | you were enduing | he/she/it was enduing | we were enduing | you were enduing | they were enduing |
Past Perfect |
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I had endued | you had endued | he/she/it had endued | we had endued | you had endued | they had endued |
Future |
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I will endue | you will endue | he/she/it will endue | we will endue | you will endue | they will endue |
Future Perfect |
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I will have endued | you will have endued | he/she/it will have endued | we will have endued | you will have endued | they will have endued |
Future Continuous |
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I will be enduing | you will be enduing | he/she/it will be enduing | we will be enduing | you will be enduing | they will be enduing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been enduing | you have been enduing | he/she/it has been enduing | we have been enduing | you have been enduing | they have been enduing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been enduing | you will have been enduing | he/she/it will have been enduing | we will have been enduing | you will have been enduing | they will have been enduing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been enduing | you had been enduing | he/she/it had been enduing | we had been enduing | you had been enduing | they had been enduing |
Conditional |
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I would endue | you would endue | he/she/it would endue | we would endue | you would endue | they would endue |
Past Conditional |
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I would have endued | you would have endued | he/she/it would have endued | we would have endued | you would have endued | they would have endued | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | endue - give qualities or abilities toendow, gift, indue, invest, empowerenable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" |
endueverbTo present with a quality, trait, or power:dower, endow, gift, gird, invest.Translationsendue
Synonyms for endueverb to present with a quality, trait, or powerSynonymsSynonyms for endueverb give qualities or abilities toSynonyms- endow
- gift
- indue
- invest
- empower
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