English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�|-a�
Etymology
From AF. endover, en- + OF. douer (from L. dotare).
Verb
en-verb
#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.
#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.
#To bestow freely.
#To be furnished with something naturally.
#:She was endowed with a beautiful voice.
Derived terms
endowment
Translations
trans-top|To furnish with money or its equivalent
Finnish: t+|fi|lahjoittaa
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trans-top|To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift
Finnish: t-|fi|suoda, t+|fi|antaa, t-|fi|varustaa
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trans-top|To bestow freely
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trans-top|To be furnished with something naturally
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ttbc|French: doter
ttbc|Italian: dotare
ttbc|Portuguese: t-|pt|dotar
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ttbc|Romanian: înzestra
ttbc|Spanish: dotar
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io:endow
pl:endow
te:endow
vi:endow
zh:endow
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