Meaning
Senses relating to covering or putting on.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From both of the following: * Chiefly sense 1: Late Middle English induen (“to clothe (someone); to assume or take on (an appearance)”), from Latin induere, the present active infinitive of induō (“to put on (clothes, etc.); to assume (a part)”), from indu- (an archaic variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in; within’)) + *uō (“to put on (clothes, etc.)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ew- (“to put clothes or shoes on”)). * Chiefly sense 3 and sense 4: Late Middle English endeuen, enduen (“to endow; to induct or put (someone into office, etc.); (falconry) of a hawk: to pass food from the crop or gorge into the stomach”), from Old French enduire, induire (modern French enduire), from Latin indūcere, the present active infinitive of indūcō (“to bring or lead in; (by extension) to draw over, cover; (figurative) to bring into, establish, initiate; etc.”), from in- (see above) + dūcō (“to draw, pull; to guide, lead; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”)). Sense 2 is from a combination of the above. Doublet of induce.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-10UADEHLN
- 2026-05-07NDUIEMZ
- 2026-03-23UCNLHED
- 2025-12-22UCNLKED
- 2025-11-03NDXUOEP
- 2025-10-08NADEUWX
- 2024-12-21UCONEDF
- 2024-08-22UCKEDHN
- 2024-07-17UDEINTV
- 2024-06-01NDLFEGU
- 2024-04-21DEUZNMI
- 2024-03-07NCDEKTU
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.