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1 endow en·dow vt
[ɪn'daʊ]1)to endow with — fornire di, dotare di -
2 endow
[ɪn'daʊ]1) (with money) sovvenzionare [hospital, charity]* * *(to provide: She was endowed with great beauty.) dotare* * *[ɪn'daʊ]1) (with money) sovvenzionare [hospital, charity] -
3 (to) endow
(to) endow /ɪnˈdaʊ/v. t.1 dotare; fare una donazione in perpetuo a; assegnare in lascito a: to endow a charity, fare una donazione a un ente benefico2 dotare di fondi; sovvenzionare con una donazione; creare con un lascito: to endow a ward in a hospital, dotare di fondi il reparto di un ospedale; to endow a professorship, fondare una cattedra universitaria (con una donazione o un lascito)3 (fig.) dotare; provvedere; fornire: He is endowed with an insatiable curiosity, è dotato di una curiosità insaziabile4 (arc.) provvedere di dote; dotare. -
4 (to) endow
(to) endow /ɪnˈdaʊ/v. t.1 dotare; fare una donazione in perpetuo a; assegnare in lascito a: to endow a charity, fare una donazione a un ente benefico2 dotare di fondi; sovvenzionare con una donazione; creare con un lascito: to endow a ward in a hospital, dotare di fondi il reparto di un ospedale; to endow a professorship, fondare una cattedra universitaria (con una donazione o un lascito)3 (fig.) dotare; provvedere; fornire: He is endowed with an insatiable curiosity, è dotato di una curiosità insaziabile4 (arc.) provvedere di dote; dotare. -
5 invest *** in·vest
[ɪn'vɛst]1. vt1) (money, capital) investire, (fig: time, effort) impiegare2)to invest sb with sth — investire qn di qc2. vito invest in — (company, property) investire in, fare (degli) investimenti in, (acquire) comprarsi
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Endow — En*dow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endowing}.] [OF. endouer; pref. en (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See {Dower}, and cf. 2d {Endue}.] 1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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 dou′, indou′] vt. [ME endouen < Anglo Fr endouer < OFr en , in + dotare, to endow < dos: see DOT2] 1. to provide with some talent, quality, etc. [endowed with courage] 2. to think of as having some quality or characteristic [to endow … English World dictionary
endow — late 14c., indowen provide an income for, from Anglo Fr. endover, from en in + O.Fr. douer endow, from L. dotare bestow (see DOWRY (Cf. dowry)). Related: Endowing … Etymology dictionary
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 the power — index charge (empower) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
endow with — index bequeath Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
endow with authority — index invest (vest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
endow with political privilege — index enfranchise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
endow with power — index authorize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary