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- Dictionaryendow/ɪnˈdaʊ/
verb
- 1. provide with a quality, ability, or asset: "he was endowed with tremendous physical strength" Similar
- 2. give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution): "he endowed the Church with lands"
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ENDOW definition: 1. to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an…. Learn more.
The meaning of ENDOW is to furnish with an income; especially : to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of. How to use endow in a sentence.
Endow definition: to provide with a permanent fund or source of income. See examples of ENDOW used in a sentence.
1. verb [usually passive] You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. You are endowed with wealth, good health and a lively intellect. [be VERB -ed + with] 2. verb.
ENDOW meaning: 1. to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an…. Learn more.
If you've been endowed with something, it means you've been given a gift — most likely a gift that can't be returned or exchanged, like a sense of humor or athletic ability or trust. We usually use endow to refer to an ability or a quality, but you can endow someone with money, too.
endow something to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income. In her will, she endowed a scholarship in the physics department. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.
