endowed; endowing; endows
1
: to furnish with an income
especially
: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of
endow a hospital
2
: to furnish with a dower
3
: to provide with something freely or naturally
endowed with a good sense of humor
Examples of endow in a Sentence
The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital.
She plans to endow a faculty position at the university.
The money will be used to endow the museum and research facility.
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There are no Harvard Business School endowed chairs for deals not done.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
Abraham also donated extensively to Israeli and American universities, endowing chairs at Harvard University Medical School and Princeton University.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Though many have denounced the new rules, Craig Gundersen, an economics professor and endowed chair at Baylor University’s Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, said that the impact of the cuts might be overstated.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
Abraham also donated extensively to Israeli and American universities, endowing chairs at Harvard University Medical School and Princeton University.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Though many have denounced the new rules, Craig Gundersen, an economics professor and endowed chair at Baylor University’s Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, said that the impact of the cuts might be overstated.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for endow
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endow. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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endow
verb
en·dow
in-ˈdau̇ 
1
: to provide with money for support or maintenance
2
: to furnish with something freely or naturally
humans are endowed with reason
Legal Definition
endow
transitive verb
en·dow
in-ˈdau̇
: to furnish with income
especially
: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of
a scholarship endowed by the testator
Etymology
Anglo-French endower, from Old French en-, prefix stressing completion + douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dowry
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