1
[ verb ] give qualities or abilities to

Synonyms

invest gift endue empower indue

Used in print

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

Linking the smoothly changing images together , the eye itself endows them with the illusion of movement .

Related terms

enable cover endowment

2
[ verb ] furnish with an endowment

Synonyms

dower

Examples

"When she got married, she got dowered"

Used in print

(Life BR-C16. Saturday Review, 44:15 (April 15, 1961)...)

Longwood_Gardens , near Kennett_Square , Pa. ( about 12 miles from Wilmington , Del . ) , was developed and heavily endowed by the late Pierre_S._du_Pont .

Related terms

give benefice endowment dower endowment

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Rhymes with

landau

Phonetic and Homophones

EH0 N D AW1 ndau

Similar Spelling

endo end ento enid ennead

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