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to indue

to indue

9.9
To give someone a quality or ability
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈduː/
  • Archaic
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  • "It pleased God," she wrote, "to command his Servant Nature to indue me with a Poetical and Philosophical Genius, even from my birth."

Examples

  • The teacher aimed to indue her students with a love for reading and critical thinking.

  • Through her lessons, she sought to indue her pupils with the values of kindness and respect.

  • He believed it was his duty to indue the next generation with a sense of responsibility.

Synonyms

to invest
vsto indue
  • Formal
85 6.2

To give someone official power or a job, often in a ceremony

is the general act of giving a quality without formal ceremony
to gift
vsto indue
69 6.8

To give someone a natural talent or quality

is used for general qualities rather than specific talents
to endow
vsto indue
  • Formal
34 4.9

To give someone a particular quality or ability

is the archaic word for that same provision
to bestow
vsto indue
  • Formal
22 5.3

Give a quality such as charm to someone or something

is the archaic term used instead of this giving
to endue
vsto indue
  • Archaic
9.9

Give a person or thing a special quality like an ability

is the archaic form rather than modern usage

How Endowed

to indue
  • Archaic
9.9
to imbue
22 6.9
to equip
276 3.2
to give
∞ 1.0
to provide
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

indue infinitive
inducing present participle
induces third person singular
indued past
indued past participle

Etymology

Indue comes from the Latin verb indūere, which means 'to put on'. Think of giving someone a quality like putting on a coat — you can 'put on' wisdom or power — so to indue someone is to give or provide them with a quality or power.