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121date — ‘time of an event’ and date ‘fruit’ are distinct words in English, and perhaps unexpectedly the latter [13] entered the language a century before the former. It came via Old French date and Latin dactylus from Greek dáktulos, which originally… …
122ágan — irreg v/t 3rd pres áh/ágon past áhte ptp geágen 1. of possession, to own, possess, have, obtain; ágan wælstówe geweald to obtain possession of the battlefield, conquer; 1a. of a husband s relation to his wife; sé þe him þás idese ágan wolde he… …
123chair — n. piece of furniture for sitting 1) a camp (BE), folding; deck; easy; rocking; swivel chair professorship 2) to endow; establish a chair 3) to be appointed to, receive a chair 4) to hold, occupy a chair 5) to give up, relinquish a chair 6) a… …
124institution — n. 1) to endow; support an institution 2) a charitable; educational; financial; penal; philanthropic; social; state supported institution 3) a heavily endowed institution 4) (misc.) an institution of higher learning; the institution of marriage * …
125endue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, clothe, furnish. See power. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To present with a quality, trait, or power: dower, endow, gift, gird, invest. See GIVE …
126enrich — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endow, aggrandize, make wealthy; embellish, ornament, adorn, beautify; fertilize; cultivate, develop. See improvement, money. Ant., impoverish. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enhance, adorn, ameliorate,… …
127fund — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. resources, store, cache, reserve, accumulation; slush fund, kitty; ( pl.) assets, money, capital. v. t. set aside, lay away, store; invest in, finance. See means. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. endowment,… …
128underwrite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. insure, guarantee, warrant, indemnify; sanction, authorize; sponsor, finance, bankroll (inf.), subscribe to, support, back, stake (inf.), grubstake (inf.); defray, pay (for). See security, means.… …
