endow someone with something

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• endow with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms endow with : present tense I/you/we/they endow with he/she/it endows with present participle endowing with past tense endowed with past participle endowed with 1) endow someone/something with something formal… …   English dictionary

• endow — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• endow — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• invest someone/thing with — endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute). → invest …   English new terms dictionary

• endow — en·dow /in dau̇/ vt [Anglo French endower, from Old French en , prefix stressing completion + douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot dos gift, dowry]: to furnish with income; esp: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support …   Law dictionary

• endow — [[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… …   English dictionary

• invest — verb 1》 put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit.     ↘devote (one s time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.     ↘(invest in) informal buy (a product)… …   English new terms dictionary

• gift — noun 1》 a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.     ↘informal a very easy task or unmissable opportunity. 2》 a natural ability or talent. verb 1》 give as a gift, especially formally.     ↘informal inadvertently allow (an… …   English new terms dictionary

• invest — ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something) whose… …   English terms dictionary

• investable — invest ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something)… …   English terms dictionary

• investible — invest ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something)… …   English terms dictionary