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induo

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Etymology

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From indu- +‎ *uō (to put on). Compare with Latin exuō and Ancient Greek ἐνδύω (endúō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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induō (present infinitive induere, perfect active induī, supine indūtum); third conjugation

  1. to put on (clothes etc.); don
    Synonyms: velō, indūcō, saepiō, sūmō
    Antonyms: nūdō, spoliō, exuō
  2. to assume (a part etc.)
    Synonyms: indūcō, assūmō, adoptō, aggredior, sūmō, suscipiō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • induo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • induo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • induo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to dress oneself: induere vestem (without sibi)
    • to put on one's helmet: galeam induere