Entry Word: endow

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to furnish with something freely or naturally <a young performer endowed with a great singing voice>

Synonyms endue, invest

Related Words equip, provide, supply; bestow, confer; accord, award, grant; empower, enable, enhance, enrich, heighten; bless, favor, grace; bequeath, will

Near Antonyms dispossess, divest, strip; deplete, drain, exhaust; skimp, stint

2 to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income <a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums>

Synonyms finance, fund, subsidize

Related Words establish, found, organize; bequeath, contribute, donate, subscribe, support; award, grant; back, promote, sponsor

Near Antonyms draw, receive; subsist

3 to provide money for <the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government> — see finance 1