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Synonyms
en·dow (ĕn-doú)

[Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer, Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en–1, + Old French douer, to provide with a dowry (from Latin dōtāre) (from dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō-).]

transitive verb: -dowed, -dow·ing, -dows. 

  1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income.
    1. To equip or supply with a talent or quality: Nature endowed you with a beautiful singing voice.
    2. To imagine as having a usually favorable trait or quality: endowed the family pet with human intelligence.
  3. Obsolete To provide with a dower.