endowed; endowing; endows
1
: to furnish with an income
especially
: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of
endow a hospital
2
: to furnish with a dower
3
: to provide with something freely or naturally
endowed with a good sense of humor
Examples of endow in a Sentence
The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital.
She plans to endow a faculty position at the university.
The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility.
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Ultimately, a federal system that endows states with substantial authority can act as a powerful custodian of democracy, one that goes well beyond the mere involvement of state officials in the electoral system.
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Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
In addition, Public Citizen wants OpenAI to pay roughly equivalent the value extracted from the nonprofit and handed to shareholders—to endow a new independent foundation for AI safety.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
These encounters have endowed him with an unparalleled ability to infuse traditional recipes with contemporary elegance, crafting dishes that are both nostalgic and novel.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In some groups, like spiders, eggs were wrapped in silk; in others, such as insects, the egg was endowed with a breathable suit-of-armour that helped insects quietly pioneer even the driest and most inhospitable parts of Earth’s continents.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
In addition, Public Citizen wants OpenAI to pay roughly equivalent the value extracted from the nonprofit and handed to shareholders—to endow a new independent foundation for AI safety.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
These encounters have endowed him with an unparalleled ability to infuse traditional recipes with contemporary elegance, crafting dishes that are both nostalgic and novel.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In some groups, like spiders, eggs were wrapped in silk; in others, such as insects, the egg was endowed with a breathable suit-of-armour that helped insects quietly pioneer even the driest and most inhospitable parts of Earth’s continents.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endow. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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endow
verb
en·dow
in-ˈdau̇ 
1
: to provide with money for support or maintenance
2
: to furnish with something freely or naturally
humans are endowed with reason
Legal Definition
endow
transitive verb
en·dow
in-ˈdau̇
: to furnish with income
especially
: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of
a scholarship endowed by the testator
Etymology
Anglo-French endower, from Old French en-, prefix stressing completion + douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dowry
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