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   endow

   /ɪnˈdaʊ/

   verb

   • 1. provide with a quality, ability, or asset: "he was endowed with tremendous physical strength" Similar providesupplyfurnishequipinvestgivepresentfavourblessgraceawardgiftconferbestowenricharmliterary:endue
   • ▪ have breasts or a penis of specified size: informal "I had two brothers who were both better endowed than me"
   • 2. give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution): "he endowed the Church with lands"
   • ▪ establish (a university post, annual prize, etc.) by donating the funds needed to maintain it: "he endowed three chairs at Liverpool University" Similar financefundpay fordonate money forgive money towardsprovide capital forsubsidizesupport financiallybequeath money forleave money forsettle money onestablishset upinstituteput in placeinitiatestartcreatebring into beinginformal:fork out forshell out forcough up forchip in forpitch in forstump up forante up forkick in forpony up for

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘provide a dower or dowry’; formerly also as indow): from legal Anglo-Norman French endouer, from en- ‘in, towards’ + Old French douer ‘give as a gift’ (from Latin dotare: see dower).

   Derivatives

   • 1. endower noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENDOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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.

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   Endow definition: to provide with a permanent fund or source of income. See examples of ENDOW used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENDOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ENDOW meaning: 1. to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an…. Learn more.

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENDOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishendow verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Check pronunciation: endow. Definition of endow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.