endow

English

/ɪnˈdaʊ/, /ɪnˈdaʊ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To provide with a dower or a dowry.
  • (transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
  • (transitive) Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
  • (transitive) Usually in the : to naturally furnish (with something).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English endowen derived from endouer derived from Old French en- (cause to be) derived from Latin dōtāre derived from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (give, spread out, lay out), *deh₃- (give, spread out, lay out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deh₃-

Gloss

give, spread out, lay out

Concept
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Possession

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