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Definition of Indue
1. Verb. Give qualities or abilities to.
Exact synonyms: Empower, Endow, Endue, Gift, Invest
Generic synonyms: Enable
Specialized synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Endowment, Gift, Gift
Generic synonyms: Enable
Specialized synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Endowment, Gift, Gift
Definition of Indue
1. v. t. To put on, as clothes; to draw on.
Definition of Indue
1. to endue [v -DUED, -DUING, -DUES] - See also: endue
Medical Definition of Indue
1. 1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on. "The baron had indued a pair of jack boots." (Sir W. Scott) 2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities. "Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies." (Dryden) "Indued with intellectual sense and souls." (Shak) Origin: Indued; Induing Alternative forms: endue] [L. Induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. Indu (fr. In- in) + a root seen also in L. Exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes. Cf. Endue to invest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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