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endow

(ɪndaʊ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense endows, present participle endowing, past tense, past participle endowed

1. verb [usually passive]

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. [be VERB-ed + with]

2. verb

If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality.

Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours. [VERB noun + with]

Synonyms: imbue, steep, bathe, saturate More Synonyms of endow

3. verb

If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money which will produce the income needed to pay for it.

The ambassador has endowed a $1 million public-service fellowships program. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: finance, fund, pay for, award More Synonyms of endow

4. See also well-endowed

endow in British English

(ɪnˈdaʊ)

verb (transitive)

to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income

2. (usually foll by with)

to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)

3. obsolete

to provide with a dower

Derived forms

endower (enˈdower)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Old French endouer, from en-1 + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry

endow in American English

(ɛnˈdaʊ; ɪnˈdaʊ)

verb transitive

to provide with some talent, quality, etc.

endowed with courage

to think of as having some quality or characteristic

to endow gods with human traits

to give money or property so as to provide an income for the support of (a college, hospital, etc.)

4. Obsolete

to provide with a dower

Word origin

ME endouen < Anglo-Fr endouer < OFr en-, in + dotare, to endow < dos: see dot2

Examples of 'endow' in a sentence
endow

These countries are comparatively well endowed with physical capital.Romania was well endowed with natural resources.Her ex may have been well endowed but it was you she chose to be with.Also you will feel pretty uncomfortable if you are well endowed and not properly supported.He's very well endowed and it hurts.He wasn't very well endowed.So it worries me a little when the pundits insist the game will be won in midfield, where we are perhaps less well endowed.But a fourth said he was'very well endowed'.

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British English: endow VERB

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.

American English: endow
Brazilian Portuguese: dotar
Chinese: 天生赋予
European Spanish: dotar
French: doter
German: segnen
Italian: dotare
Japanese: >授ける財産・才能などを
Korean: > 부여받다소질 등을
European Portuguese: dotar
Latin American Spanish: dotar

Definition of 'endow'

1 (verb) in the sense of finance

Definition

to provide with a source of permanent income, esp. by leaving money in a will

The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.

Synonyms

finance

new taxes to finance increased military expenditure

fund

The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs.

pay for

award

She was awarded the prize for both films.

grant

invest in

confer

An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna.

settle on

bestow

The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.

make over

bequeath

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

purvey

donate money to

2 (verb) in the sense of imbue

Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.

Synonyms

imbue

He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm.

steep

bathe

The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.

saturate

If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it.

pervade

the corruption that pervades every stratum of society

instil

The work instilled a sense of responsibility in the children.

infuse

A strange spirit infused the place.

permeate

The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete.

impregnate

plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye

inculcate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of award

Definition

to give (something) for merit

She was awarded the prize for both films.

Synonyms

present with,

give,

grant,

gift,

distribute,

render,

assign,

decree,

hand out,

confer,

endow,

bestow,

allot,

apportion,

adjudge

in the sense of bathe

Definition

to spread over

The arena was bathed in warm sunshine.

Synonyms

cover,

flood,

steep,

engulf,

immerse,

overrun,

permeate,

suffuse,

wash over

in the sense of bequeath

Definition

to dispose of (property) as in a will

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

Synonyms

leave,

will,

give,

grant,

commit,

transmit,

hand down,

endow,

bestow,

entrust,

leave to by will

Synonyms of 'endow'

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单词	endow
释义	Trends of endow View usage for: endow (ɪndaʊ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense endows, present participle endowing, past tense, past participle endowed 1. verb [usually passive] 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. [be VERB-ed + with] 2. verb If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality. Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: imbue, steep, bathe, saturate More Synonyms of endow 3. verb If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money which will produce the income needed to pay for it. The ambassador has endowed a $1 million public-service fellowships program. [VERB noun] Synonyms: finance, fund, pay for, award More Synonyms of endow 4. See also well-endowed endow in British English (ɪnˈdaʊ) verb (transitive) 1. to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income 2. (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc) 3. obsolete to provide with a dower Derived forms endower (enˈdower) noun Word origin C14: from Old French endouer, from en-1 + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry endow in American English (ɛnˈdaʊ; ɪnˈdaʊ) verb transitive 1. to provide with some talent, quality, etc. endowed with courage 2. to think of as having some quality or characteristic to endow gods with human traits 3. to give money or property so as to provide an income for the support of (a college, hospital, etc.) 4. Obsolete to provide with a dower Word origin ME endouen < Anglo-Fr endouer < OFr en-, in + dotare, to endow < dos: see dot2 Examples of 'endow' in a sentence endow These countries are comparatively well endowed with physical capital. Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990) Romania was well endowed with natural resources. Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986) Her ex may have been well endowed but it was you she chose to be with. The Sun (2011) Also you will feel pretty uncomfortable if you are well endowed and not properly supported. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He's very well endowed and it hurts. The Sun (2006) He wasn't very well endowed. The Sun (2014) So it worries me a little when the pundits insist the game will be won in midfield, where we are perhaps less well endowed. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But a fourth said he was'very well endowed'. The Sun (2014) In other languages endow British English: endow VERB 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. American English: endow Brazilian Portuguese: dotar Chinese: 天生赋予 European Spanish: dotar French: doter German: segnen Italian: dotare Japanese: >授ける財産・才能などを Korean: > 부여받다소질 등을 European Portuguese: dotar Latin American Spanish: dotar Definition of 'endow' 1 (verb) in the sense of finance Definition to provide with a source of permanent income, esp. by leaving money in a will The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme. Synonyms finance new taxes to finance increased military expenditure fund The foundation has funded a variety of faculty programs. pay for award She was awarded the prize for both films. grant invest in confer An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna. settle on bestow The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. make over bequeath He bequeathed all his silver to his children. purvey donate money to 2 (verb) in the sense of imbue Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours. Synonyms imbue He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm. steep bathe The arena was bathed in warm sunshine. saturate If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, discard it. pervade the corruption that pervades every stratum of society instil The work instilled a sense of responsibility in the children. infuse A strange spirit infused the place. permeate The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete. impregnate plastic impregnated with a light-absorbing dye inculcate Additional synonyms in the sense of award Definition to give (something) for merit She was awarded the prize for both films. Synonyms present with, give, grant, gift, distribute, render, assign, decree, hand out, confer, endow, bestow, allot, apportion, adjudge in the sense of bathe Definition to spread over The arena was bathed in warm sunshine. Synonyms cover, flood, steep, engulf, immerse, overrun, permeate, suffuse, wash over in the sense of bequeath Definition to dispose of (property) as in a will He bequeathed all his silver to his children. Synonyms leave, will, give, grant, commit, transmit, hand down, endow, bestow, entrust, leave to by will Synonyms of 'endow' endow Explore 'endow' in the dictionary
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