Endow
/ɪnˈdaʊ/verb
To provide or supply someone or something with a quality, ability, or asset.
He was endowed with a natural talent for music.
Often appears as...
- endow with ability
- endow with talent
verb
To give or donate a large amount of money to someone or an institution to provide them with an income.
The multimillionaire endowed a new science lab at the university.
Often appears as...
- endow a fund
- endow an institution
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To provide or supply someone or something with a quality, ability, or asset.
He was endowed with a natural talent for music.
Often appears as...
- endow with ability
- endow with talent
verb
To give or donate a large amount of money to someone or an institution to provide them with an income.
The multimillionaire endowed a new science lab at the university.
Often appears as...
- endow a fund
- endow an institution
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Inherent Qualities
Use 'endow' when implying someone or something naturally has a particular characteristic.
The creature was endowed with immense strength.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
'Endow' can be used metaphorically to talk about non-physical traits, like beauty or wisdom.
The old man was endowed with sage wisdom.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Endow' often carries a positive tone, suggesting a beneficial quality or trait.
She is endowed with a generous spirit.
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The Blind Spots of the...
in which you see, again, some red and orange, that countries that are climate vulnerable are also the ones that are resource endowed. And one final thing. You know those big ecosystems that we need to protect and regenerate in order to stabilize the global climate regime?
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The voices in my head PIPE...
is a unique being endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal and the intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity. In this respect, for members of society, there is no greater honor or privilege than facilitating that process of healing for someone,
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility. Without the caregiver, they wouldn't survive, so it stands to reason that nature would endow them with these mechanisms of survival. They orient to the caregiver. From the first days and weeks of life,
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Is the world getting...
We are endowed with the power to combine ideas recursively, to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy,
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The Science of a Happy...
when we cultivate kindness and compassion, we are not trying to create something de novo in the human mind. What we're doing is nurturing seeds which are already present. We all know that human beings are endowed with a capacity for language.
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Why are we so attached...
observed something profound about human nature. Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. Why are we so clingy? There's a well-established phenomenon in psychology known as the endowment effect
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The Greek myth of Talos,...
In the fires of his forge, Hephaestus cast his invention in the shape of a giant man. Made of gleaming bronze; endowed with superhuman strength, and powered by ichor, the life fluid of the gods,
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The virginity fraud PIPE...
By telling girls that no deed can be kept secret, that their bodies will reveal them no matter what, we have endowed them with fear. Girls are afraid of ruining themselves, either through sport,
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What you might not know...
"All men are created equal and they are endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
the males are remarkably well endowed
Video examples
The Blind Spots of the...
in which you see, again, some red and orange, that countries that are climate vulnerable are also the ones that are resource endowed. And one final thing. You know those big ecosystems that we need to protect and regenerate in order to stabilize the global climate regime?
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
is a unique being endowed with an instinctual capacity to heal and the intellectual spirit to harness this innate capacity. In this respect, for members of society, there is no greater honor or privilege than facilitating that process of healing for someone,
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
You see, babies are born in a state of utter fragility. Without the caregiver, they wouldn't survive, so it stands to reason that nature would endow them with these mechanisms of survival. They orient to the caregiver. From the first days and weeks of life,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
We are endowed with the power to combine ideas recursively, to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy,
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
when we cultivate kindness and compassion, we are not trying to create something de novo in the human mind. What we're doing is nurturing seeds which are already present. We all know that human beings are endowed with a capacity for language.
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
observed something profound about human nature. Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early. Why are we so clingy? There's a well-established phenomenon in psychology known as the endowment effect
Video examples
The Greek myth of Talos,...
In the fires of his forge, Hephaestus cast his invention in the shape of a giant man. Made of gleaming bronze; endowed with superhuman strength, and powered by ichor, the life fluid of the gods,
Video examples
The virginity fraud PIPE...
By telling girls that no deed can be kept secret, that their bodies will reveal them no matter what, we have endowed them with fear. Girls are afraid of ruining themselves, either through sport,
Video examples
What you might not know...
"All men are created equal and they are endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Video examples
Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
the males are remarkably well endowed
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Jeffrey Eugenides
American Novelist
I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history.
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James B. Stewart
American Journalist
Earning high returns isn't just a matter of bragging rights - endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education, as with college and universities, or broader social programs, as at many private foundations.
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Peter McWilliams
American Writer
We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal... in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
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John McDonald
Author
We have been endowed with the capacity and the power to create desirable pictures within and to find them automatically in the outer world of our environment.
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Jose Rizal
Filipino Writer
When there is in nature no fixed condition, how much less must there be in the life of a people, beings endowed with mobility and movement!
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.
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James Dean
Actor
I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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John Drinkwater
English Poet
When the poet makes his perfect selection of a word, he is endowing the word with life.
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Franz Schubert
Austrian Composer
Why does God endow us with compassion?
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Jeffrey Eugenides
American Novelist
I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history.
Quote examples
James B. Stewart
American Journalist
Earning high returns isn't just a matter of bragging rights - endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education, as with college and universities, or broader social programs, as at many private foundations.
Quote examples
Peter McWilliams
American Writer
We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal... in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
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John McDonald
Author
We have been endowed with the capacity and the power to create desirable pictures within and to find them automatically in the outer world of our environment.
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Jose Rizal
Filipino Writer
When there is in nature no fixed condition, how much less must there be in the life of a people, beings endowed with mobility and movement!
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.
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James Dean
Actor
I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.
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John Drinkwater
English Poet
When the poet makes his perfect selection of a word, he is endowing the word with life.
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Franz Schubert
Austrian Composer
Why does God endow us with compassion?
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