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English
Etymology
Old (and modern) French enduire, partly from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, partly from en- + duire.Pronunciation
IPA: /ɪn'dju:/, /ɛn'dju:/Verb
- To take
on, to take the form
of.
- 1988, Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron,
- My transport of the afternoon, and the matter of physical contrast, made me endue the tactile apparatus of another man, any man but me, and imagine the beauty of Zip in his caressing arms.
- 1988, Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron,
- To clothe; to
endow or invest (with a thing).
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
- Judaea greeted its monarch. He was to ascend to the immemorial sacring place of millennia of kings, there to be endued with the robe and crown of rule.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
Derived terms
Translations
to clothe
- Portuguese: trazer, carregar
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accouter, apparel, arm, array, attire, authorize, bedeck, bedrape, bundle up, clothe, clothe with power,
deck, deputize, dight, dower, drape, dress, dud, empower, enable, enclothe, endow, enrobe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, equip, furnish, garb, garment, habilitate, invest, lap, muffle up, outfit, rag out, raiment, robe, sheathe, shroud, swaddle, swathe, tire, vest, wrap, wrap up