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en·dow E0138700 (ĕn-dou′)tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.2. a. To equip or supply with a talent or quality: Nature endowed you with a beautiful singing voice.b. To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality: endowed the family pet with human intelligence.3. Obsolete To provide with a dower. [Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + Old French douer, to provide with a dowry (from Latin dōtāre, from dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots).]endow (ɪnˈdaʊ) vb (tr) 1. (Banking & Finance) to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income2. (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)3. (Law) obsolete to provide with a dower[C14: from Old French endouer, from en-1 + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry] enˈdower nen•dow (ɛnˈdaʊ) v.t. 1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income, as by a donation: to endow a college. 2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip. 3. Obs. to provide with a dower. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French endouer=en- en-1 + douer < Latin dōtāre to dower; derivative of dōs, s. dōt- dot2] en•dow′er, n. endow - First meant "provide a dower or dowry."See also related terms for provide.endow Past participle: endowed Gerund: endowing
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I endow | you endow | he/she/it endows | we endow | you endow | they endow |
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I endowed | you endowed | he/she/it endowed | we endowed | you endowed | they endowed |
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I am endowing | you are endowing | he/she/it is endowing | we are endowing | you are endowing | they are endowing |
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I have endowed | you have endowed | he/she/it has endowed | we have endowed | you have endowed | they have endowed |
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I was endowing | you were endowing | he/she/it was endowing | we were endowing | you were endowing | they were endowing |
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I had endowed | you had endowed | he/she/it had endowed | we had endowed | you had endowed | they had endowed |
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I will endow | you will endow | he/she/it will endow | we will endow | you will endow | they will endow |
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I will have endowed | you will have endowed | he/she/it will have endowed | we will have endowed | you will have endowed | they will have endowed |
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I will be endowing | you will be endowing | he/she/it will be endowing | we will be endowing | you will be endowing | they will be endowing |
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I have been endowing | you have been endowing | he/she/it has been endowing | we have been endowing | you have been endowing | they have been endowing |
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I will have been endowing | you will have been endowing | he/she/it will have been endowing | we will have been endowing | you will have been endowing | they will have been endowing |
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I had been endowing | you had been endowing | he/she/it had been endowing | we had been endowing | you had been endowing | they had been endowing |
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I would endow | you would endow | he/she/it would endow | we would endow | you would endow | they would endow |
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I would have endowed | you would have endowed | he/she/it would have endowed | we would have endowed | you would have endowed | they would have endowed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | endow - give qualities or abilities toendue, gift, indue, invest, empowerenable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" | | 2. | endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"dowergift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"benefice - endow with a benefice |
endowverb1. provide, favour, grace, bless, supply, furnish, enrich, endue He was endowed with wealth, health and a good intellect.2. finance, fund, pay for, award, grant, invest in, confer, settle on, bestow, make over, bequeath, purvey, donate money to The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.3. imbue, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, instil, infuse, permeate, impregnate, inculcate Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.endowverbTo present with a quality, trait, or power:dower, endue, gift, gird, invest.Translationsendow (inˈdau) verb to provide. She was endowed with great beauty. 賦予 赋予enˈdowment noun 天資 天资endow
endow (someone or something) with (something)1. To bestow a monetary donation on someone or something. A wealthy benefactor has endowed the college with a new scholarship.2. To give or contribute something to someone or something. Rachel's absence this year really endowed the event with a degree of sadness.See also: endowendowed with (something)Having a certain innate attribute or trait. Meredith has been endowed with so much confidence—I wish I could just hop up on stage like her.See also: endowendow someone or something with something 1. . to give something to someone or something. We endowed her with the courage she needed to do the job. Gerald endowed the proceedings with a distinctive atmosphere. 2. to provide someone or something with a large sum of money that will provide income. I will endow my alma mater with some of my fortune. The family endowed a chair in the humanities at the university.See also: endowMedicalSeeendowmentendow
endow to provide with a DOWER.FinancialSeeEndowmentENDOW
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ENDOW➣Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women (Denver, CO) |
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Synonyms for endowverb provideSynonyms- provide
- favour
- grace
- bless
- supply
- furnish
- enrich
- endue
verb financeSynonyms- finance
- fund
- pay for
- award
- grant
- invest in
- confer
- settle on
- bestow
- make over
- bequeath
- purvey
- donate money to
verb imbueSynonyms- imbue
- steep
- bathe
- saturate
- pervade
- instil
- infuse
- permeate
- impregnate
- inculcate
Synonyms for endowverb to present with a quality, trait, or powerSynonymsSynonyms for endowverb give qualities or abilities toSynonyms- endue
- gift
- indue
- invest
- empower
Related Wordsverb furnish with an endowmentSynonymsRelated Words |