transitive verb

1. to provide with some talent, quality, etc. endowed with courage
2. to think of as having some quality or characteristic to endow gods with human traits
3. to give money or property so as to provide an income for the support of (a college, hospital, etc.)
4. Obsolete to provide with a dower

Etymology: ME endouen < Anglo-Fr endouer < OFr en-, in + dotare, to endow < dos: see dot