endue

verb

in-ˈdü How to pronounce endue (audio)
variants or indue
Definition of enduenext
1
as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor

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2
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endue
  1. suffuse
  2. gift
  3. infuse
  4. bless
  5. imbue
  6. endow
  7. invest
  8. inculcate
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  • The notion that Social Security faces a shortfall suffuses the national conversation about retirement.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • The one person who actually went to prison for the 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is free just weeks after the tragedy suffused Alec Baldwin starring indie Western premiered and then promptly disappeared in a cloud of box office dust earlier this month.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Definition of suffuse
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  • The pup, described as a giver on the hospital's website, loves to gift toys and is known to be always smiling.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Wally, over-excited as ever, then rushed into the kitchen, where there were even more people ready to greet him with cuddles and praise—and was even gifted a brand new toy for his weekend away.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Definition of gift
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  • Marinated meats are infused with a combination of soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and/or Korean chili paste.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Jack Daniel's signature whiskey is then infused with fresh blackberry flavor.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of infuse
Verb
  • So we’re really blessed that our partners see the vision.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
  • After all manner of hoop-jumping, though, the government finally blessed the alliance between Paramount Global and Skydance on July 23, and — barring another unexpected twist — the two will become one exactly one week from today (August 7).
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Definition of bless
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  • His Marx was imbued with a strange ironic nihilism.
    — Leigh Claire La Berge, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Each material, curve, and proportion is imbued with intention to reflect that spirit.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Definition of imbue
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  • There are no Harvard Business School endowed chairs for deals not done.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
  • Abraham also donated extensively to Israeli and American universities, endowing chairs at Harvard University Medical School and Princeton University.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Definition of endow
Verb
  • In January, the company announced plans to invest £300 million, or about $400 million, to beef up its production facilities to build even more bespoke vehicles and ultra-limited coachbuilt models, like the one-off Boat Tail.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
  • Over the last five years, ITVS has directly invested $44 million of CPB funds in documentaries.
    — Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
Definition of invest
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  • Imbued with empathy, Canseco is poised to extend the ambassador mentality inculcated at the fair in her first-in-her-family journey to college.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • Abe was part of a conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and known for his association with Nippon Kaigi, an influential conservative organization that among other goals advocated teaching Japanese history to inculcate national pride.
    — Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
Definition of inculcate
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