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- DictionaryEn·dow/inˈdou/
verb
- 1. provide with a quality, ability, or asset: "he was endowed with tremendous physical strength"
- 2. give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution): "he endowed the Church with lands"
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Learn the meaning of endow, a verb that means to furnish with an income, a dower, or something freely or naturally. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of endow.
Learn the meaning of endow as a verb, with usage examples and idioms. Find out how to say endow in different languages and contexts.
Endow definition: to provide with a permanent fund or source of income. See examples of ENDOW used in a sentence.
Endow means to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it. It can also mean to be endowed with a particular quality or feature. See more meanings, idioms, examples and translations of endow.
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 means to provide with property, income, or a source of income, or to equip or supply with a talent or quality. See the origin, synonyms, translations, and usage of the verb endow in different contexts.
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.
