v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Indued p. pr. & vb. n. Induing. ] [ Written also endue. ] [ L. induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L. exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes. Cf. Endue to invest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on. [ 1913 Webster ]

The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indued with intellectual sense and souls. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Indue; cf. Indument, Enduement. ] The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]