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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
endow with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms endow with : present tense I/you/we/they endow with he/she/it endows with present participle endowing with past tense endowed with past participle endowed with 1) endow someone/something with something formal… … English dictionary
endow — en|dow [ınˈdau] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: endouer, from Latin dotare to give ] to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that provides it with an income endow with [endow sb/sth with sth] phr v 1.) to make someone … Dictionary of contemporary English
endow — [[t]ɪnda͟ʊ[/t]] endows, endowing, endowed 1) VERB: usu passive You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. [be V ed with n] You are endowed with… … English dictionary
invest someone/thing with — endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute). → invest … English new terms dictionary
endow — en·dow /in dau̇/ vt [Anglo French endower, from Old French en , prefix stressing completion + douer to endow, from Latin dotare, from dot dos gift, dowry]: to furnish with income; esp: to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support … Law dictionary
endow — verb (T) to give a college, hospital etc a large sum of money that will provide it with an income endow sb with sth phrasal verb (T) 1 be endowed with to naturally have a good feature or quality: She was endowed with both looks and brains. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
invest — verb 1》 put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. ↘devote (one s time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. ↘(invest in) informal buy (a product)… … English new terms dictionary
invest — ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something) whose… … English terms dictionary
investable — invest ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something)… … English terms dictionary
investible — invest ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something)… … English terms dictionary
investor — invest ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something)… … English terms dictionary
