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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Of that, $10 million will go toward undergraduate scholarships, $5 million will be used for graduate fellowships, and $12 million will endow eight faculty professorships.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But despite its demure monochrome appearance, the heavy weight of the 18-karat Canopus Gold case and bracelet will endow you with a very different feeling than its steel equivalent.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But despite its demure monochrome appearance, the heavy weight of the 18-karat Canopus Gold case and bracelet will endow you with a very different feeling than its steel equivalent.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endow
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endow. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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