English Dictionary
Definition of “endow”
endow (ɪnˈdaʊ
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income
- (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)
- obsolete to provide with a dower
Alternative Forms
enˈdower noun Word Origin
C14: from Old French endouer, from en-C14: from Old French from 1 + , from Latin from dowry + douer , from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry
Synonyms
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finance,
fund,
pay for,
award,
grant,
invest in,
confer,
settle on,
bestow,
make over,
bequeath,
purvey,
donate money to=
imbue,
steep,
bathe,
saturate,
pervade,
instil,
infuse,
permeate,
impregnate,
inculcate,
Usage examples
My College is also proposing to endow a Gosling scholarship as well as the Gosling Library, in order to perpetuate her name.
Ian St James Awards, At the Stroke of Twelve (1989)In the financial markets, the herd mentality exerts a powerful pull, and fads will endow many instruments with short bursts of popularity.
Business Today (1997)Probably encouraging Rupert (Murdoch) or Kerry (Packer) to endow the arts with a cheque in my name.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)And a powder made from fireflies, fruit and wild boars ' eyeballs are said to endow soldiers with night vision.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The more inaccessible our idols are, the more inhuman qualities we endow them with.
Sedgbeer, Sandra, Sexual Power (1991)
