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endow [en-dou] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for endow on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object)
- to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college.
- to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability.
- Obsolete. to provide with a dower.
verb (used without object)
- (of a life-insurance policy) to become payable; yield its conditions.
Origin of endow 1350–1400; Middle English endowen Old French endouer, equivalent to en- en-1 + douer Latin dōtāre to dower, equivalent to dōt- (stem of dōs) dowry + -āre infinitive suffixRelated formsen·dow·er, nounre·en·dow, verb (used with object)su·per·en·dow, verb (used with object)un·en·dowed, adjectiveun·en·dow·ing, adjectivewell-en·dowed, adjectiveSynonyms for endow See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 2. invest, clothe, endue. Related Words for well-endowed full, fertile, splendid, lush, valuable, plentiful, elegant, expensive, gorgeous, smart, swank, swell, fancy, grand, chic, fine, plush, enriched, blessed, supplied Examples from the Web for well-endowed Contemporary Examples of well-endowed
As a class, our supernerds are so well-endowed that they can have it both ways.
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November 30, 2013
And is it true that David Duchovny [her co-star in the 2004 comedy Connie and Carla] is well-endowed?
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Historical Examples of well-endowed
A well-endowed University, and seminaries of learning are there.
W. P. Strickland.
Our village was blessed amongst other things with a well-endowed school.
Thomas Hughes
Our village was blessed, amongst other things, with a well-endowed school.
Thomas Hughes
If they failed, there were always some unspoiled, well-endowed barbarians to step forward and “carry on.”
The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy
Theodore Lothrop Stoddard
It was a noble, a well-endowed, and an independent institution; and it proffered education as a boon.
The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed.
Elizabeth Stone
British Dictionary definitions for well-endowed well-endowed adjective (well endowed when postpositive)
- having a large supply of money, resources, etc
- informal having a large penis
- informal having large breasts
endow verb (tr)
- to provide with or bequeath a source of permanent income
- (usually foll by with) to provide (with qualities, characteristics, etc)
- obsolete to provide with a dower
Derived Formsendower, nounWord Origin for endow C14: from Old French endouer, from en- 1 + douer, from Latin dōtāre, from dōs dowry Word Origin and History for well-endowed adj.
1680s, “with ample material endowments,” from well (adv.) + past participle of endow. Sexual sense is attested from 1951.
endow v.
late 14c., indowen “provide an income for,” from Anglo-French endover, from en- “in” + Old French douer “endow,” from Latin dotare “bestow” (see dowry). Related: Endowed; endowing.