ENDOW


Meaning of ENDOW in English

en ‧ dow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: endouer , from Latin dotare 'to give' ]

to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income

endow somebody/something with something phrasal verb formal

1 . to make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it:

Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status.

2 . be endowed with something to naturally have a good feature or quality:

She was endowed with good looks.

3 . to give someone something

⇨ ↑ well-endowed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.