/
ɪnˈdaʊ,
ɛn-/
v.
- give or bequeath an income or property to.
▸establish (a university post, annual prize, etc.) by donating funds.
-
(usu. be endowed with)
provide with a quality or ability.
▸
(
be endowed)
informal have breasts or a penis of specified size:
she is very well endowed.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from legal Anglo-Norman Fr. endouer, from en- ‘in, towards’ + OFr. douer ‘give as a gift’ (from L. dotare: see dower).