Synonyms for endow
Definitions
- v. 1
To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
- v. 2
To naturally furnish (with something).
She was endowed with a beautiful voice.
- v. 3
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.
Related words
- Word family
- endowment
Forms
- Past participle
- endowed
e.g. endowed → invested, enabled, furnished, contributed…
Example sentences
- contribute How will this contribute to Algeria's development?
- invest Algeria needs to invest in agricultural machinery.
- enable This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.
- furnish It will cost me a lot to furnish my new apartment.
- clothe It's preferable that I clothe you instead of feeding you.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| endow | steady | |
| contribute | steady | |
| invest | rising | |
| enable | steady | |
| furnish | falling | |
| clothe | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gift1, vest1
- 5 letters
- found1, bless1, dower1, endue
- 6 letters
- supply2, invest2, enable3, enrich2, clothe1, begift
- 7 letters
- present2, empower3, furnish2
- 10 letters
- contribute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (supply2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- doter
- Deutsch
- ausstatten