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1 endow
transitive verb1) (give permanent income to) [über Stiftungen/eine Stiftung] finanzieren [Einrichtung, Krankenhaus usw.]; stiften [Preis, Lehrstuhl]2) (fig.)be endowed with charm/a talent for music — etc. Charme/musikalisches Talent usw. besitzen
* * *(to provide: She was endowed with great beauty.) ausstatten- academic.ru/24263/endowment">endowment* * *en·dow[ɪnˈdaʊ, AM enˈ-]vt1. (give income to)▪ to \endow sb/sth jdn/etw über eine Stiftung finanzierento \endow sb with money jdm Geld stiftento \endow a prize einen Preis stiften2. (give feature)this is one of the best-\endowed universities in the world diese Universität gehört zu den finanziell am besten ausgestatteten der Weltto be \endowed with great beauty mit großer Schönheit ausgestattet seinto be \endowed with brains [or intelligence] intelligent sein* * *[ɪn'daʊ]vt1) institution, church eine Stiftung machen an (+acc); (UNIV, SCH) prize, chair stiften2) (fig) usu passto endow sb with sth — jdm etw geben or schenken
the poor lad is not very well endowed ( inf : with intelligence ) — mit dem armen Bengel ist nicht viel los
* * *endow [ınˈdaʊ] v/t1. eine Stiftung machen (dat)2. etwas stiften:endow sb with sth jemandem etwas stiften* * *transitive verb1) (give permanent income to) [über Stiftungen/eine Stiftung] finanzieren [Einrichtung, Krankenhaus usw.]; stiften [Preis, Lehrstuhl]2) (fig.)be endowed with charm/a talent for music — etc. Charme/musikalisches Talent usw. besitzen
* * *v.dotieren v.
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