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Endow
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Endow
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Endow has 2 senses
- endow(v = verb.social) empower, endue, gift, indue, invest - give qualities or abilities to; Array is one way to enable
- endow(v = verb.possession) dower - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered" is one way to gift, give, present
Derived form noun endowment1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Derived forms noun endowment3, noun endowment2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
CIDE DICTIONARY
Endow, v. t. [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.].
- To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. [1913 Webster]"Endowing hospitals and almshouses." [1913 Webster]
- To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Endow, v.tr.
1 bequeath or give a permanent income to (a person, institution, etc.).
2 (esp. as endowed adj.) (usu. foll. by with) provide (a person) with talent, ability, etc.
1 bequeath or give a permanent income to (a person, institution, etc.).
2 (esp. as endowed adj.) (usu. foll. by with) provide (a person) with talent, ability, etc.
Derivative
endower n.
Etymology
ME f. AF endouer (as EN-(1), OF douer f. L dotare f. dos dotis DOWER)
THESAURUS
Endow
accommodate, accord, afford, arm, authorize, award, back, bequeath, bestow, bless with, clothe, clothe with power, confer, contribute, deputize, donate, dower, empower, enable, endow with, endue, enhance, enrich, favor with, fill, fill up, finance, find, found, fund, furnish, give, grace with, grant, heighten, invest, keep, maintain, make available, make provision for, organize, prepare, present, promote, provide, provide for, recruit, replenish, settle on, settle upon, sponsor, stock, store, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, vest, vest with, yieldROGET THESAURUS
Endow
Giving
VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.Power
VB be powerful, gain power, belong to, pertain to, lie in one's power, be in one's power, can, be able, give power, confer power, exercise power, empower, enable, invest, indue, endue, endow, arm, strengthen, compel.
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