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to endow

to endow

18 6.1
To give a large amount of money or land to an institution to provide ongoing income
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdaʊ/
  • Formal
translation icon : dotar de
  • In his will, he stated that he wanted to endow a research chair at the university.
  • endowed chair
  • well endowed
  • richly endowed

You have risen to the top of academia with an endowed chair here at Stanford Medical School.

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Examples

  • The wealthy philanthropist decided to endow a scholarship fund for underprivileged students.

  • Mr Noble is endowing a new library.

  • I understand he wants the money To help endow a law school.

  • Now, your husband was planning to endow a new wing for our facility.

  • Or, more specifically, a charitable trust that you yourself endow.

  • John D Rockefeller endowed it as a Baptist college.

  • In 1878, the privately endowed home was transferred to state control.

    Academic text (1992)
  • These donations endowed thousands of colleges, hospitals, museums, academies, schools, music venues, public libraries, and charities.

  • On June 16, 1670, Camilia donated 80,000 scudi to construct and endow the convent of the Turchine in Rome.

    Academic text (1994)
  • She plans to endow a new community center with her inheritance.

Synonyms

to bestow
vsto endow
  • Formal
61 5.6

Give something to someone as an honor or gift

focuses on large financial or property gifts that supply ongoing income
to benefice
vsto endow
  • Formal
9.9

To give someone a church job that includes land and money

applies more widely to large financial gifts providing ongoing income

Antonyms

795 2.3

To remove something from a place or reduce something important, for example a right

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Much

to endow
  • Formal
18 6.1
to fund
576 3.0
to donate
457 2.7
to contribute
883 2.7
to give
1.0

Surface Forms

endow infinitive
endowed past
endowed past participle
endowing present participle
endows third person singular

Etymology

Endow comes from an old word for dowry, a 'gift' of land or money given to last. So to endow a museum or university is to give property or money that provides an ongoing income.