endow

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled endue and indued

US /ɪnˈdaʊ/ UK /ɪnˈdaʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to provide with property, income, or a quality or ability

A wealthy alumna chose to endow a chair in classical philosophy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to provide with property,... bestow furnish provide grant invest equip

Opposites

deprive divest strip

Word family

Forms endowdendued

Derived forms endowmentendowerendowed

Related forms dower dowrydotation

Etymology

From Anglo-French endouer, from en- ('in') + Old French douer ('to endow'), from Latin dotare ('to endow'), from dos ('dowry, gift'), related to dare ('to give').

dotare Latin dos Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# endow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdaʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdaʊ/

## Meanings
1. to provide with property, income, or a quality or ability

## Examples
- A wealthy alumna chose to endow a chair in classical philosophy.

## Synonyms
- bestow
- furnish
- provide
- grant
- invest
- equip

## Antonyms
- deprive
- divest
- strip

## Derived Forms
- endowment
- endower
- endowed

## Related Forms
- dower
- dowry
- dotation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dotare
- Root: dos

## Etymology
From Anglo-French endouer, from en- ('in') + Old French douer ('to endow'), from Latin dotare ('to endow'), from dos ('dowry, gift'), related to dare ('to give').

## AI Etymology
Endow is from Anglo-French endouer, from en- ('in') + Old French douer ('to endow'), from Latin dotare ('to endow'), from dos ('dowry, gift'), related to dare ('to give'). Important recorded forms include dotare (Latin) and dos (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to provide with property, income, or a quality or ability. The wider family includes derived forms such as endowment, endower, and endowed and related words such as dower, dowry, and dotation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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