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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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ENDOW definition: 1. to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an…. Learn more.
1. : 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.
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.
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)
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.
Definition of endow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jul 13, 2024 · endow (third-person singular simple present endows, present participle endowing, simple past and past participle endowed) ( transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits . ( transitive, followed by with, or rarely by ...
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.
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)
