English verb: endow | |||
| 1. | endow (social) give qualities or abilities to | ||
| Synonyms | empower, endue, gift, indue, invest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enable | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cover | ||
| 2. | endow (possession) furnish with an endowment | ||
| Samples | When she got married, she got dowered. | ||
| Synonyms | dower | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benefice | ||