enduing

verb

variants or induing
present participle of endue
1
as in suffusing
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 endowing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enduing
  1. suffusing
  2. endowing
  3. infusing
  4. blessing
  5. imbuing
  6. gifting
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  • But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
  • This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
    — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of endowing
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  • To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Armani Beauty updated the formula for mature skin, infusing it with skincare ingredients that help to keep complexions luminous and plump during wear.
    — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the significance of the whole project to Leigh became clear, O’Flynn found that grief infusing the work.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of blessing
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  • Part of it is imbuing a little personal flair to create an authentic representation of a modern Kermit.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Luxury taxes are of debatable worth in sports anyway; in a division where the richest can already spend far more than the rest, imbuing them with even greater resources is antithetical to competitive balance.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of imbuing
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  • Her philanthropy centered heavily on her home region, from the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free books to children, to disaster relief and education initiatives.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, was the consummate business executive behind Dollywood, the mastermind behind a book-gifting program, the philanthropic giant whose donation helped spur the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of gifting
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“Enduing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enduing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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