endow+(verb)

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• endow — ► VERB 1) give or bequeath an income or property to. 2) (usu. be endowed with) provide with a quality, ability, or asset. 3) establish (a university post, annual prize, etc.) by donating funds. DERIVATIVES endower noun. ORIGIN Old French endouer …   English terms dictionary

• endow — en‧dow [ɪnˈdaʊ] verb [transitive] to give a sum of money to a college, hospital etc in order to give it an income: • He planned the museum and helped raise the $55 million to build and endow it. endowment noun [countable, uncountable] : • King s… …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — verb a) To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. She was endowed… …   Wiktionary

• endow — verb Endow is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑nature Endow is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chair …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• endow — verb 1) the CEO endowed a hospital for sick kids Syn: finance, fund, pay for, provide for, subsidize, support financially, put up the money for; establish, found, set up, institute 2) nature endowed fish with gills Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• endow — verb 1) Henry II endowed the hospital Syn: finance, fund, pay for, subsidize, sponsor 2) he was endowed with great strength Syn: provide, supply, furnish, equip, favour, bless …   Synonyms and antonyms 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

• 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 — 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… …   English dictionary