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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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: to furnish with an income. especially : to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of. endow a hospital. 2. : to furnish with a dower. 3. : to provide with something freely or naturally. endowed with a good sense of humor. Synonyms. bless. endue. indue. favor. gift. invest.
ENDOW definition: 1. to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an…. Learn more.
Definition of endow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability. Synonyms: endue, clothe, invest. Obsolete. to provide with a dower.
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.
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.
endowed with. If someone or something is endowed with a particular quality or feature, the person or thing naturally has that quality or feature: People think Jefferson was endowed with great wisdom. (Definition of endow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to have a particular quality or characteristic: The country is richly endowed with natural resources. [ T ] to give a large amount of money to a college, hospital, etc. (Definition of endow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'endow'. 1. You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. [...] 2. If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality. [...] 3.
endow. (ɪnˈdaʊ) vb (tr) 1. (Banking & Finance) to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income. 2. (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc) 3. (Law) obsolete to provide with a dower.
