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or indue
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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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Eliot grew up in Wiltshire, England, and recalled being gifted their first guitar for their 4th or 5th birthday during an interview with The Cut.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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In other words, Elon Musk could potentially gift shares of Tesla, or Jensen Huang could kick in shares of Nvidia.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Hyundai redesigned its midsize SUV for the 2019 model year, infusing it with a long list of standard driver assist features that can help keep a teen driver safe on the road.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The beachside Beauvallon Sur Mer, together with its lounge and rooftop, was created by interior architect Dorothée Delaye—the creative known for infusing hotels with a distinctive French flair.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Once the procession — with children sitting on top of the pole in a long row — arrived at the market square, the Catholic priest, who had just finished his Mayday Mass, blessed the tree and the young men with holy water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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On a recent weekend, we were blessed with an explosive infusion of culture in Broward County.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Scallions and cilantro, along with savories such as bean paste and tofu sauce imbue umami.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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These were easier to produce, and, imbued with the Shaker reputation for purity, were as good as gold.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
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Political messianism is a style of leadership that places great faith in a single leader who is endowed with godlike attributes.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.—
Marlen Bartsch,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Teaching religion at two Catholic high schools before and after law school, my job was to inculcate Roman Catholic values in my students.—
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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We sociologists infamously inculcate our innocent students with communist ideals.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Today, Georgia is still not regulating PFAS, in contrast to other states that have invested tens of millions of dollars in cleanups and sued polluters to recoup costs.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Targeting innovation developed by creative startups gives the corporation a better chance of success, since investing money in internal efforts simply may not work well.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Endue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endue. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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