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E0138700 (ĕn-dou′)tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.2. a. To equip or supply with a talent or quality: Nature endowed you with a beautiful singing voice.b. To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality: endowed the family pet with human intelligence.3. Obsolete To provide with a dower.

[Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + Old French douer, to provide with a dowry (from Latin dōtāre, from dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots).]

endow

(ɪnˈdaʊ) vb (tr) 1. (Banking & Finance) to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income2. (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)3. (Law) obsolete to provide with a dower[C14: from Old French endouer, from en-¹ + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry] enˈdower n

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v.t. 1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income, as by a donation: to endow a college. 2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip. 3. Obs. to provide with a dower. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old French endouer=en- en-¹ + douer < Latin dōtāre to dower; derivative of dōs, s. dōt- dot2] en•dow′er, n.

endow

- First meant "provide a dower or dowry."See also related terms for provide.

endow

Past participle: endowed
Gerund: endowing

Imperative
endow
endow

Present
I endow
you endow
he/she/it endows
we endow
you endow
they endow

Preterite
I endowed
you endowed
he/she/it endowed
we endowed
you endowed
they endowed

Present Continuous
I am endowing
you are endowing
he/she/it is endowing
we are endowing
you are endowing
they are endowing

Present Perfect
I have endowed
you have endowed
he/she/it has endowed
we have endowed
you have endowed
they have endowed

Past Continuous
I was endowing
you were endowing
he/she/it was endowing
we were endowing
you were endowing
they were endowing

Past Perfect
I had endowed
you had endowed
he/she/it had endowed
we had endowed
you had endowed
they had endowed

Future
I will endow
you will endow
he/she/it will endow
we will endow
you will endow
they will endow

Future Perfect
I will have endowed
you will have endowed
he/she/it will have endowed
we will have endowed
you will have endowed
they will have endowed

Future Continuous
I will be endowing
you will be endowing
he/she/it will be endowing
we will be endowing
you will be endowing
they will be endowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been endowing
you have been endowing
he/she/it has been endowing
we have been endowing
you have been endowing
they have been endowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been endowing
you will have been endowing
he/she/it will have been endowing
we will have been endowing
you will have been endowing
they will have been endowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been endowing
you had been endowing
he/she/it had been endowing
we had been endowing
you had been endowing
they had been endowing

Conditional
I would endow
you would endow
he/she/it would endow
we would endow
you would endow
they would endow

Past Conditional
I would have endowed
you would have endowed
he/she/it would have endowed
we would have endowed
you would have endowed
they would have endowed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	endow - give qualities or abilities toendue, gift, indue, invest, empowerenable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory"
	2.	endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"dowergift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"benefice - endow with a benefice

endow

verb1. provide, favour, grace, bless, supply, furnish, enrich, endue He was endowed with wealth, health and a good intellect.2. finance, fund, pay for, award, grant, invest in, confer, settle on, bestow, make over, bequeath, purvey, donate money to The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.3. imbue, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, instil, infuse, permeate, impregnate, inculcate Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.

endow

verbTo present with a quality, trait, or power:dower, endue, gift, gird, invest.

Translations

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endow

(inˈdau) verb to provide. She was endowed with great beauty.赋予enˈdowment noun天资

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endow (someone or something) with (something)

1. To bestow a monetary donation on someone or something. A wealthy benefactor has endowed the college with a new scholarship.2. To give or contribute something to someone or something. Rachel's absence this year really endowed the event with a degree of sadness.See also: endow

endowed with (something)

Having a certain innate attribute or trait. Meredith has been endowed with so much confidence—I wish I could just hop up on stage like her.See also: endow

endow someone or something with something

1. . to give something to someone or something. We endowed her with the courage she needed to do the job. Gerald endowed the proceedings with a distinctive atmosphere. 2. to provide someone or something with a large sum of money that will provide income. I will endow my alma mater with some of my fortune. The family endowed a chair in the humanities at the university.See also: endow

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verb provide

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verb finance

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verb imbue

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verb to present with a quality, trait, or power

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verb give qualities or abilities to

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verb furnish with an endowment

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