En*dow" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endowed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Endowing.]
[OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to endow, L.
dotare. See Dower, and cf. 2d Endue.] 1. To furnish with money or
its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to
endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
Endowing hospitals and
almshouses.
Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of
a gift (as a quality or
faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as,
man is endowed by his Maker
with reason; to endow with privileges or
benefits.
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