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endow Definition

en·dow (en do̵u′, in-)

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

endow Synonyms

endow

v.

  1. To give to

    enrich, provide, supply, invest; see give 1, provide 1.

  2. To provide support for all times

    bequeath, found, establish in perpetuity, fund; see organize 2, underwrite 3.

endow Usage Examples

Object

  • chantry: The church formerly contained a richly endowed chantry, under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • almshouse: His charity was denied to none, and he erected and endowed almshouses and schools in the village.
  • professorship: Endowed a Professorship in Spanish Studies at University of Oxford.
  • scaffold: This study demonstrates that endowing scaffolds with a sensing element could provide an on-line and non-destructive monitoring method for tissue engineering.
  • fellowship: He has also endowed a research fellowship in Islamic Art at the University of Oxford.
  • monastery: Lord Rhys, as he was generally known, assumed patronage of Strata Florida and endowed the monastery with generous gifts.

Preposition: with

  • faculty: Here we're endowed with a faculty of mind that ought to be more supremely serviceable to us than them all.
  • acre: The parish school is endowed with four acres of land, purchased with Wm.
  • wisdom: People born in the snake years are endowed with tremendous wisdom.
  • will: It is thus endowed with will, with an almost magical and irresistible power.
  • significance: An accident of birth like ethnic origins, or an illness or disability or sexual preference, have been endowed with tremendous significance.
  • wealth: The family could trace its lineage to the ruling dynasties of Persia's imperial past, and was endowed with wealth and vast estates.

Subject

  • nature: Endowed by a generous nature with every earthly delight.

Preposition: by

  • nature: Endowed by a generous nature with every earthly delight.

Modifying Another Word

  • richly: Ducks are no less richly endowed with their own ancestral memory.
  • generously: New Zealand is generously endowed with wonderful golf courses.
  • liberally: They and their own daughter houses were liberally endowed, even enjoying the patronage of the native princes.
  • permanently: Trustees of permanently endowed funds are also able to consider the 'Total Return ' approach.
  • privately: The Wellcome Trust is an independent, privately endowed charity.
  • well: With the arrival of vocalist Rachel from the equally well endowed northern music scene, the band line up was complete.