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siunata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bless verb To ask for divine favour or protection for someone or something.
  • endow 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.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.

Senses

siunata is used for these senses in English:

  • bless (Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
  • endow (transitive, usually in the, _, passive) To naturally furnish (with something).
  • impose (Christianity) To lay or place (one's hands) on someone as a blessing, during rites of confirmation, ordination, etc.

bless — full definition

  1. verb To ask for divine favour or protection for someone or something.
  2. intj Used affectionately, gratefully, or (sometimes ironically) about someone.

endow — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. verb To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
  3. verb To naturally furnish (with something).
  4. verb To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).

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