endow

ɪnˈdaʊ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of endow - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

financial supportgive money or property as a gift

The philanthropist endowed the university with a new library.

bestow

donate

grant

qualitiesprovide with a quality or ability

She is endowed with great intelligence and creativity.

bestow

grant

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Origin of endow

Old English, endowen (to provide with a dowry)

Terms with endow included in their meaning

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gift

endow

give qualities or abilities to someone

bless

talents

endow with a talent or beauty

Examples of endow in a sentence

The artist endowed the gallery with his entire collection.
The artist was endowed with a remarkable sense of color.
He is endowed with a natural talent for music.

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French:doter, conférer, ...
German:stiften, ausstatten, ...
Italian:dotare, conferire, ...
Spanish:donar, dotar, ...
Portuguese:doar, conferir, ...
Chinese:捐赠, 赋予, ...
Japanese:寄贈する, 授ける, ...
Arabic:وَهَبَ, مَنَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲנִיק, לְצַיֵּד בְּ, ...
Russian:дарить, наделять, ...
Ukrainian:дарувати, наділяти, ...
Hindi:दान देना, प्रदान करना, ...
Bengali:দান করা, ভূষিত করা, ...
Catalan:dotar, proveir, ...
Czech:věnovat, obdařit, ...
Danish:skænke, begave, ...
Dutch:schenken, begaafd zijn met, ...
Greek:δωρίζω, προικίζω, ...
Hungarian:adományozni, felruházni, ...
Khmer:បរិច្ចាគទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិឱ្យ, ប្រទាន, ...
Korean:기부하다, 부여받다, ...
Persian:وقف کردن, برخوردار کردن, ...
Polish:przekazać, obdarzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):doar, dotar, ...
Romanian:a dona, a dota, ...
Swedish:donera, utrusta, ...
Thai:บริจาค, เพียบพร้อมด้วย, ...
Turkish:bağışta bulunmak, donatmak, ...
Vietnamese:hiến tặng, ban cho, ...

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