| 释义 |
en·due
transitive verb
or in·due \ə̇nˈd(y)ü, en-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English endewen, enduen, induen (in sense 1 influenced in meaning by Middle English endowen to endow), from Middle French enduire to bring in, introduce, digest, from Latin inducere to bring in, introduce, induce — more at induce
1.
a.
(1) : provide, supply — usually used with with
(2) : invest — usually used with with
< the court endued him with the full rights of a citizen >
b. : imbue, transfuse — usually used with with
< endue an object with life >
2. [Middle English induen to take upon oneself, clothe, from Latin induere to put on, don, from ind- (from Old Latin indu, endo in) + -uere (as in exuere to take off) — more at indigenous, exuviae]
a. : to put on : don
b. : clothe — usually used with with
< endued with gorgeous robes >
3. obsolete : digest — used chiefly of hawks |