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endow

/ɛn-/

verb

Meaning

  • To provide with a dower or a dowry.

  • 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.

  • Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.

  • Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).

    "She was endowed with a beautiful voice."

Synonyms

begift,
bless,
gift