ENDUE
endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
(verb) give qualities or abilities to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
endue (third-person singular simple present endues, present participle enduing, simple past and past participle endued)
(obsolete) To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
To take on, to take the form of.
To put on (a piece of clothing); to clothe (someone with something).
To invest (someone) with a given quality, property etc.; to endow.
Source: Wiktionary
En*due", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endued; p. pr. & vb. n. Enduing.] Etym:
[L. induere, prob. confused with E. endow. See Indue.]
Definition: To invest. Latham.
Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from
on high. Luke xxiv. 49.
Endue them . . . with heavenly gifts. Book of Common Prayer.
En*due", v. t.
Definition: An older spelling of Endow. Tillotson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition