endows; endowed; endowing
1
: to give a large amount of money to a school, hospital, etc., in order to pay for the creation or continuing support of (something)
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.
2
: to freely or naturally provide (someone or something) with something
—usually used as (be) endowed
Human beings are endowed with reason. [=they naturally have reason; they are naturally able to think in a logical way]
The country is richly endowed with mineral deposits.
"…all men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…"—
U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776)
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“Endow.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/endow. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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