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en·dow
(ĕn-dou′)tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows
1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
2.
a. To equip or supply with a talent or quality: Nature endowed you with a beautiful singing voice.
b. To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality: endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
3. Obsolete To provide with a dower.
[Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + Old French douer, to provide with a dowry (from Latin dōtāre, from dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots).]
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(ɪnˈdaʊ)vb (tr)
1. (Banking & Finance) to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income
2. (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)
3. (Law) obsolete to provide with a dower
[C14: from Old French endouer, from en-1 + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry]
enˈdower n
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en•dow
(ɛnˈdaʊ)v.t.
1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income, as by a donation: to endow a college.
2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip.
3. Obs. to provide with a dower.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French endouer=en- en-1 + douer < Latin dōtāre to dower; derivative of dōs, s. dōt- dot2]
en•dow′er, n.
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endow
- First meant "provide a dower or dowry."See also related terms for provide.
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Past participle: endowed
Gerund: endowing
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| Verb | 1. | endow - give qualities or abilities to enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory" |
| 2. | endow - furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered" benefice - endow with a benefice |
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endow
verb
1. provide, favour, grace, bless, supply, furnish, enrich, endue He was endowed with wealth, health and a good intellect.
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Translations
يَمْنَح، يَهِب، يُنْعِم على
udstyrevelsigne
antaalahjoittaasuodavarustaa
búa, gæîa
Dievo dovanagabumai
apveltītpiešķirt
obdariť
doğuştan sahip olmak
endow
[ɪnˈdaʊ] VT1. (= found) [+ prize, professorship] → fundar, crear; (= donate) → dotar, hacer una donación a
2. (fig) to be endowed with → estar dotado de
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[ɪnˈdaʊ] vt (= provide with money) → doter
(= equip) to be endowed with [+ talent, quality] → être doté(e) de
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vt
institution, church → eine Stiftung machen an (+acc); (Univ, Sch) prize, chair → stiften; an endowed school eine mit Stiftungsgeldern gebaute und finanzierte Schule
(fig) usu pass to endow somebody with something → jdm etw geben or schenken; to be endowed with a natural talent for singing → ein sängerisches Naturtalent sein; the poor lad is not very well endowed (inf: with intelligence) → mit dem armen Bengel ist nicht viel los; she’s well endowed (hum) → sie ist von der Natur reichlich ausgestattet (worden)
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[ɪnˈdaʊ] vtCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
endow
(inˈdau) verb to provide. She was endowed with great beauty.
enˈdowment nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.