'Endow' definitions:
Definition of 'endow'
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Definition of 'Endow'
From: GCIDE
- 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 make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution. [1913 Webster]
- Endowing hospitals and almshouses. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'endow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- accord,
- afford,
- arm,
- authorize,
- award,
- back,
- bequeath,
- bestow,
- bless with,
- clothe,
- clothe with power,
- confer,
- contribute,
- deputize,
- donate,
- dower,
- empower,
- enable,
- endow with,
- endue,
- enhance,
- enrich,
- favor with,
- fill,
- fill up,
- finance,
- find,
- found,
- fund,
- furnish,
- give,
- grace with,
- grant,
- heighten,
- invest,
- keep,
- maintain,
- make available,
- make provision for,
- organize,
- prepare,
- present,
- promote,
- provide,
- provide for,
- recruit,
- replenish,
- settle on,
- settle upon,
- sponsor,
- stock,
- store,
- subscribe,
- subsidize,
- supply,
- support,
- vest,
- vest with,
- yield