endow
6 synonyms and 4 antonyms for endow, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — 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.
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Etymology
Comes from Late Middle English endowen, endouen, enduen, indouen, indw ("to provide with assets, a livelihood, or privileges; to bestow, grant; (figuratively) to favour; to endow"), from Anglo-Norman endouer, from Old French en- (prefix meaning 'in, into') plus douer ("to endow") (from Latin dōtāre, the present active...
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