to endow
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6.1
- verb
- /ɪnˈdaʊ/
- Formal
- In his will, he stated that he wanted to endow a research chair at the university.
- endowed chair
- well endowed
- richly endowed
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Watch on YouTubeYou have risen to the top of academia with an endowed chair here at Stanford Medical School.
- You have risen to the top of academia with an endowed chair here at Stanford Medical School.
- They've provided support for faculty and students, endowing fellowship, scholarships and professorships.
- Her father, Walter Shorenstein, endowed the center.
- With this campaign, we can say yes to endowing more fellowships to support ambitious thinkers with breakthrough ideas.
- These donations endowed thousands of colleges, hospitals, museums, academies, schools, music venues, public libraries, and charities.
- The plans endowed pensions to all employees for whom no money had been set aside, some of whom were already nearing retirement.
Examples
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The wealthy philanthropist decided to endow a scholarship fund for underprivileged students.
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Mr Noble is endowing a new library.
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I understand he wants the money To help endow a law school.
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Now, your husband was planning to endow a new wing for our facility.
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Or, more specifically, a charitable trust that you yourself endow.
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John D Rockefeller endowed it as a Baptist college.
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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.
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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
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5.6
Give something to someone as an honor or gift
To give someone a church job that includes land and money
Antonyms
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2.3
To remove something from a place or reduce something important, for example a right
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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.