endow[verb]Synonyms: provide, award, bequeath, bestow, confer, donate, finance, fund, give
Contrasted words: bare, denude, divest, strip, despoil, ravage, spoliate, deplete, drain, exhaust, beggar, impoverish, pauperize, draw (on)
Related Words: bestow,
confer,
accord,
award,
grant,
empower,
enable,
enhance,
enrich,
heighten,
found,
organize,
bequeath,
contribute,
donate,
subscribe,
support,
back,
promote,
sponsor,
provide,
supply [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
en‧dow /ɪnˈdaʊ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Anglo-French;
Origin: endouer, from Latin dotare 'to give']
to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income
endow somebody/something with something phrasal verb formal1. to make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it:
Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status.2. be endowed with something to naturally have a good feature or quality:
She was endowed with good looks.3. to give someone something
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well-endowed [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲