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1. (v.t.) endow
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income, as by a donation:
to endow a college.
2. endow
to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip.
3. endow
Obs. to provide with a dower.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF endouer=en-en -1+douer < L dōtāre to dower; der. of dōs, s. dōt-dot2)
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1. (verb) endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
give qualities or abilities to
2. (verb) endow, dower
furnish with an endowment
"When she got married, she got dowered"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) endow
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. (verb) endow
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
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Sense: to provide
She was endowed with great beauty.
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 Afrikaans: begiftig |
 Arabic: يَمْنَح، يَهِب، يُنْعِم ع |
 Bulgarian: дарен |
 Brazilian: dotar |
 Czech: obdařit; dotovat |
 German: ausstatten |
 Danish: udstyre; velsigne |
 Greek: προικίζω |
 Spanish: dotar |
 Estonian: (millegagi)õnnistama, rah |
 Farsi: ارزانی داشتن؛ بهره مند کر |
 Finnish: suoda |
 French: doter (de) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתבַּרֵך |
 Hindi: सहायतार्थ देना |
 Croatian: obdariti |
 Hungarian: felruház |
 Indonesian: menganugerahi |
 Icelandic: búa, gæða |
 Italian: dotare |
 Japanese: 与える |
 Korean: (선천적으로) 가지고 있다 |
 Lithuanian: apdovanoti |
 Latvian: piešķirt; apveltīt (ar sp |
 Malay: menganugerahkan |
 Dutch: begiftigen |
 Norwegian: utstyre, utruste, gi |
 Polish: obdarzyć |
 Persian: ارزانی داشتن؛ بهره مند کر |
 Pashto: بخښل (بښل)، سمبالول، چمتو |
 Portuguese: dotar |
 Romanian: aînzestra |
 Russian: наделять |
 Slovak: obdariť |
 Slovenian: obdariti |
 Serbian: obdariti |
 Swedish: begåva, utrusta |
 Thai: บริจาค |
 Turkish: doğuştan sahip olmak |
 Taiwanese: 賦予 |
 Ukrainian: обдаровувати, наділяти |
 Urdu: بخشنا |
 Vietnamese: ban tặng |
 Chinese: 赋予 |
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