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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In addition, the foundation endows the directorship of the Kent State School of Fashion.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Residences in Florida can’t approach the bragging rights endowed by co-ops in the Manhattan clouds.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
The scholarship, endowed by UMG, will support high-potential students studying in the school’s Music Industry program.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 1 July 2025
The Central African nation is also endowed with the world’s largest reserves of cobalt – used to produce batteries that power cell phones and electric vehicles – and coltan, which is refined into tantalum and has a variety of applications in phones and other devices.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Residences in Florida can’t approach the bragging rights endowed by co-ops in the Manhattan clouds.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
The scholarship, endowed by UMG, will support high-potential students studying in the school’s Music Industry program.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 1 July 2025
The Central African nation is also endowed with the world’s largest reserves of cobalt – used to produce batteries that power cell phones and electric vehicles – and coltan, which is refined into tantalum and has a variety of applications in phones and other devices.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endow. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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