transitive. To raise to honour or distinction; to endow.
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释义 | society > law > transfer of property > settlement of property > settle (property) [verb (transitive)] > endow (21) worthOE transitive. To raise to honour or distinction; to endow. goodOE transitive. To endow or add to the wealth of (a monastery, church, etc.). Obsolete. dow1297 transitive. To enrich with property; = endow, v. 2. allowc1400 transitive. To pay, recompense, or reward (a person); to give an allowance to (a person), esp. in the form of regular payments; to endow. Obsolete. rentc1400 transitive. To provide (a person or institution) with revenues; to endow. Obsolete. endowc1440 To enrich with property; to provide (by bequest or gift) a permanent income for (a person, society, or institution). enduec1440 To invest (a person or body of persons) with property; = endow, v. 2. Const. of. Obsolete. seizec1450 Law. Without const.: To endow, dower. Obsolete. empossessc1500 transitive. To provide with a possession or possessions; to endow with. revestc1500 transitive. To endow (a person) with something. Obsolete. rare (but cf. sense 5b). indot1520 = endote, v. endote1528 = endow, v. 2. dotatec1540 transitive. To endow (a person, place, or institution). Usually with with. estate1609 transitive. To put (a person) into an estate; to give (a person) an estate or possession, or a secured position, in (a thing); to endow with… instate1614 To endow or invest (a person) with. Obsolete. portion1663 transitive. To settle goods or property on, endow; (sometimes) spec. to give a dowry or dower to; to marry off with a dowry. Also figurative. vest1748 To endow formally or legally with some possession or property. fortune1838 To endow with wealth or a fortune; to dower. (rare: cf. fortuned, adj.) Also, to fortune offor out: to get (a daughter) off one's hands by… Subcategories:— again (1) — deprive of endowment (2) |
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