endow

[en-dou] / ɛnˈdaʊ /

VERB

give large gift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bestow donate empower enable enhance enrich subsidize

STRONG

accord award back bequeath confer contribute endue establish favor finance found fund furnish grant heighten invest leave organize promote provide sponsor subscribe supply support will

WEAK

come through with lay on make over settle on vest in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease reduce refuse take

STRONG

condemn deny destroy disagree disapprove discourage dishonor hurt keep neglect oppose take away withhold

WEAK

receive

Example Sentences

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Askell’s aim is to endow Claude with a sense of morality—a digital soul that guides the millions of conversations it has with people every week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Kaufman also donated an undisclosed sum to create and endow the USC Kaufman School of Dance, and to build its home, the Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

For breeders to make use of that diversity, however, they need to know which landraces could endow wheat with potentially desirable traits.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 16, 2024

Many people know fish sauce from Asian cuisines, where it is used to endow dishes with umami.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

“With this varvel,” the Wart heard, “I thee endow... love, honour and obey... till jess us do part.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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