(verb) : indŭo, ŭi, ūtum, ĕre, cf. Gr. ἐνδύω
* To put on an article of dress or ornament (class.).
* Lit.: Herculi tunicam,Cic. Tusc. 2, 8, 20: sibi torquem,id. Fin. 2, 22, 73: galeam,Caes. B. G. 2, 21: zmaragdos et sardonychas,Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 85: anulum,Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38: alicui insignia Bacchi,Ov. M. 6, 598.— Pass., with a Gr. acc.: Androgei galeam clipeique insigne decorum Induitur,Verg. A. 2, 392: et eamst (sc. vestem) indutus?Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 40: scalas, to place a ladder on one's shoulders by putting one's head between the rounds, Ov. M. 14, 650: se in aliquid, or with the dat., to fall into or upon, to be entangled in, be covered with, adorned with; with in and acc.: se in laqueum,Plaut. Cas. 1, 25: cum venti se in nubem induerint,Cic. Div. 2, 19, 44: cum se nux plurima silvis induet in florem, clothe or deck itself, Verg. G. 1, 188; cf.: quos induerat Circe in vultus ac terga ferarum,i. e. clothed with the forms of,id. A. 7, 20.—With abl.: se vallis,Caes. B. G. 7, 73: se hastis,Liv. 44, 41, 9: pomis se arbos induit,decks itself with,Verg. G. 4, 143: vites se induunt uvis,Col. 4, 24, 12: cinis induit urbes,covers, envelops,Val. Fl. 4, 509: Aegyptus ... tantis segetibus induebantur,Plin. Pan. 30: num majore fructu vitis se induerit?Anthol. Lat. 5, 69, 5 Burm.: foliis sese induit arbor,Ov. M. 7, 280.
* Trop., to put on, assume: habes somnum imaginem mortis eamque quotidie induis,Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92: ponit enim personam amici, cum induit judicis,assumes the part of a judge,id. Off. 3, 10, 43: juvenis longe alius ingenio, quam cujus simulationem induerat,Liv. 1, 56, 7: sibi cognomen,Cic. Fin. 2, 22, 73: et illorum (mortuorum regum) sibi nomina quasi personas aliquas induerunt,Lact. 2, 16, 3: magnum animum,Tac. A. 11, 7: mores Persarum,Curt. 6, 6: munia ducis,Tac. A. 1, 69: falsos pavores,id. H. 4, 38: hostiles spiritus,id. ib. 4, 57: habitus ac voces dolentum,id. A. 4, 12: seditionem,to engage in,id. ib. 2, 15: societatem,id. ib. 12, 13: proditorem et hostem,to assume the part of traitor and enemy,id. ib. 16, 28: diversa,to assume different opinions, take different sides,id. ib. 6, 33: personis fictam orationem,to attribute,Quint. 4, 1, 28: et eloquentiam pueris induunt adhuc nascentibus,impose upon,Petr. S. 4: sua confessione induatur ac juguletur, necesse est,entangle himself,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 166: videte, in quot se laqueos induerit, quorum ex nullo se umquam expediet,id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 102: se in captiones,id. Div. 2, 17, 41: non se purgavit, sed indicavit atque induit,id. Mur. 25, 51.

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