Endue



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 赋予 ( 才能)
• ［英］ ( with) v. 赋予 ( 才能) ( provide, endow)
• ［例］ He prayed to God to endue him with the spirit of holiness.

Webster Collegiate

or indue transitive verb (endued or indued; enduing or induing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enduire to introduce, imbue, from Latin inducere — more at induce
• Date: 15th century
• 1. provide, endow <endued with the rights of a citizen>
• 2. imbue, transfuse <a mummy again endued with animation — Mary W. Shelley>
• 3. \［Middle English induen; influenced by Latin induere to put on\］ put on, don

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