endow (someone or something) with (something)
1. To bestow a monetary donation on someone or something. A wealthy benefactor has endowed the college with a new scholarship. The research you're doing is extremely important, so we would be glad to endow your department with a grant. I would really like to endow my high school alma mater with scholarships for underserved kids—kids like me at that age.
2. To give or contribute something to someone or something. Rachel's absence this year really endowed the event with a degree of sadness. We weren't expecting to watch the grandkids, so having them here endowed our weekend with a fair amount of chaos! I hope the sun comes out soon—these gloomy skies have endowed everything with a real melancholy.
endowed with (something)
Having a certain innate attribute or trait. Meredith has been endowed with so much confidence—I wish I could just hop up on stage like her. Can you help me with this word problem? I am just not endowed with a mind for math! A: "Geez, I didn't know Betty was endowed with such a mean streak!" B: "Oh yeah, she's quick to lash out at people."
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endow someone or something with something
1. . to give something to someone or something. We endowed her with the courage she needed to do the job. Gerald endowed the proceedings with a distinctive atmosphere.
2. to provide someone or something with a large sum of money that will provide income. I will endow my alma mater with some of my fortune. The family endowed a chair in the humanities at the university.
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