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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Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 There’s no doubt that the online backlash was swift and laugh-out-loud funny, the worst kind of insult to a man who sees himself as endowed with otherworldly powers. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026 Tommy Caldwell appears to be endowed with this quirk of courage. —Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Jinn endows Jung with hidden dimensions of pain and regret. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endow
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/endow. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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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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