Definitions for endow
ɛnˈdaʊen·dow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endueverb

   give qualities or abilities to

2. endow, dowerverb

   furnish with an endowment

   "When she got married, she got dowered"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endowverb

   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.

2. endowverb

   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.

3. endowverb

   To bestow freely.

4. endowverb

   To be furnished with something naturally.

   She was endowed with a beautiful voice.

5. Etymology: From endover, en- + douer (from dotare).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ENDOWverb

   Etymology: indotare, Latin; endsuairer, French.

   1. To enrich with a portion.

   He shall surely endow her to be his wife. Exod. xxii. 16.

   2. To supply with any external goods.

   An alms-house I intend to endow very handsomely for a dozen superannuated husbandmen. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   3. To enrich with any excellence.

   I at first with two fair gifts
   Created him endow’d; with happiness
   And immortality; that fondly lost,
   This other serv’d but to eternize woe. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Among those who are the most richly endowed by nature, and accomplished by their own industry, how few are there whose vertues are not obscured? Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 255.

   God did never command us to believe, nor his ministers to preach any doctrine contrary to the reason he hath pleased to endow us with. Jonathan Swift.

   4. To be the fortune of any one.

   I do not think
   So fair an outward, and such stuff within,
   Endows a man but him. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endow

   A financial endowment is a legal structure for managing, and in many cases indefinitely perpetuating, a pool of financial, real estate, or other investments for a specific purpose according to the will of its founders and donors. Endowments are often structured so that the inflation-adjusted principal or "corpus" value is kept intact, while a portion of the fund can be (and in some cases must be) spent each year, utilizing a prudent spending policy. Endowments are often governed and managed either as a nonprofit corporation, a charitable foundation, or a private foundation that, while serving a good cause, might not qualify as a public charity. In some jurisdictions, it is common for endowed funds to be established as a trust independent of the organizations and the causes the endowment is meant to serve. Institutions that commonly manage endowments include academic institutions (e.g., colleges, universities, and private schools); cultural institutions (e.g., museums, libraries, and theaters); service organizations (e.g., hospitals, retirement homes; the Red Cross); and religious organizations (e.g., churches, synagogues, mosques). Private endowments are some of the wealthiest entities in the world, notably private higher education endowments. Harvard University's endowment (valued at $53.2 billion as of June 2021) is the largest academic endowment in the world. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the wealthiest private foundations as of 2019 with endowment of $46.8 billion as of December 31, 2018.

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1. endow

   To endow means to provide or equip with a quality, ability, asset, or specific characteristic. It can also refer to the act of donating or giving a large amount of money or property to a school, hospital, or other institutions, typically through a will or trust, to fund ongoing expenses or a particular purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endowverb

   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

2. Endowverb

   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

3. Etymology: [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L. dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Endow

   en-dow′, v.t. to give a dowry or marriage-portion to: to settle a permanent provision on: to enrich with any gift or faculty: to present.—ns. Endow′er; Endow′ment, act of endowing: that which is settled on any person or institution: a quality or faculty bestowed on any one. [Fr. en (=L. in), douer, to endow—L. dotāre—dos, dotis, a dowry.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ENDOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Endow is ranked #86981 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Endow surname appeared 214 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Endow.
   
   78% or 167 total occurrences were Asian.
   11.2% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   8.4% or 18 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Give

Anagrams for endow »

1. downe

2. Downe

3. owned

4. Woden

5. woned

6. nowed

How to pronounce endow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say endow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of endow in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of endow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of endow in a Sentence

1. Roosevelt, Eleanor:

   I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.

2. Alexander Pope:

   But thousands die without or this or that, die, and endow a college, or a cat: To some, indeed, Heaven grants the happier fate, Tenrich a bastard, or a son they hate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=endow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Endow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=endow
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endow
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=endow
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html