Endow
11endow — UK [ɪnˈdaʊ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms endow : present tense I/you/we/they endow he/she/it endows present participle endowing past tense endowed past participle endowed to give money to a school, hospital, or other institution Phrasal… …
12endow — /ɛnˈdaʊ / (say en dow), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college. 2. to furnish as with some gift, faculty, or quality; equip: *more liberally endowed with muscle than brains –joseph… …
13endow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French endower, from en + dower, douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot , dos gift, dowry more at date Date: 14th century 1. to furnish with an income; especially to make a grant of money …
14endow — verb Endow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑nature Endow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chair …
15endow — en|dow [ınˈdau] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: endouer, from Latin dotare to give ] to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income endow with [endow sb/sth with sth] phr v 1.) to make someone …
16endow — [[t]ɪnda͟ʊ[/t]] endows, endowing, endowed 1) VERB: usu passive You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. [be V ed with n] You are endowed with… …
17endow — endower, n. /en dow /, v.t. 1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college. 2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability. 3. Obs. to provide with a dower. v …
18endow — Synonyms and related words: 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 …
19endow — en|dow [ ın dau ] verb transitive to give a large amount of money to a school, hospital, or other institution en dow with phrasal verb transitive FORMAL to give a particular quality to something, or to say that something has a particular quality …
20endow — verb (T) to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that will provide it with an income endow sb with sth phrasal verb (T) 1 be endowed with to naturally have a good feature or quality: She was endowed with both looks and brains. 2… …
