indue

UK: /ɪnˈdjuː/ US: (in do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′)

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in•due  (in do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′), v.t., -dued, -du•ing. 

1. endue.

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indue / ɪnˈdjuː/ verb ( -dues, -duing, -dued)

1. a variant spelling of endue

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en•due  (en do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′), v.t., -dued, -du•ing. 

1. to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
2. to put on;
   assume:
   Hamlet endued the character of a madman.
3. to clothe.

Also, indue. 

• Latin indūcere to lead in, cover, induce
• Anglo-French, Old French enduire
• Middle English endewen to induct, initiate 1350–1400

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endue, indue / ɪnˈdjuː/ verb ( -dues, -duing, -dued)(transitive)

1. (usually followed by with) to invest or provide, as with some quality or trait

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French enduire, from Latin indūcere, from dūcere to lead