[VN] to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income:
In her will, she endowed a scholarship in the physics department.
PHRASALVERBS
be endowed with sth to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc:
She was endowed with intelligence and wit. * The stones are believed to be endowed with magical powers.
seealsoWELLENDOWED
endow sb/sth with sth
1 to believe or imagine that sb/sth has a particular quality:
She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess. * My imagination endowed Constantinople with all the magic of the East.
2 (formal) to give sth to sb/sth:
to endow sb with a responsibility
