endow
Definition of endow:
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part of speech: noun
ENDOWER.
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part of speech: verb
To settle on or furnish with in permanency; to settle money or property on permanently; to enrich or provide with, as a gift, quality, or faculty.
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part of speech: verb
To give a dowry or marriage- portion to: to settle a permanent provision on: to enrich with any gift or faculty.
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Common misspellings:
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- endo (33.3%)
- meknow (33.3%)
- enow (33.3%)
Usage examples for endow:
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Century after century monasteries continued to spring up, and there never was much difficulty in finding devout people who were ready to befriend a new order, to endow it with lands, and to give it a fair start.
"The Coming of the Friars" – Augustus Jessopp -
I wish that my grandchildren, who will be immensely wealthy, may have a father who will endow them richly with intellect.
"Berlin and Sans-Souci" – Louise Muhlbach -
He can take a man or a nation, who has all the impotence of the worm, and by the invigoration of His own Spirit He can endow them with strength by which they will leave a noble mark upon the history of their time.
"My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year" – John Henry Jowett -
But I will richly endow the Infants' Asylum, dear mother.
"The Lost Lady of Lone" – E.D.E.N. Southworth